"Sanctuary" by Edith Wharton is a tale set in the late 1800s that looks at love, doing what's right, and how tricky people can be together. It's about Kate Orme, a young woman about to marry Denis Peyton, who struggles with what she feels, what society wants from her, and the sad story of Denis' dead brother, Arthur. Right away, Kate seems really happy as she gets ready for her wedding; however, this happiness disappears fast when a big family secret comes out about Denis's brother and how their lives are all mixed up, which led to something terrible. Wharton carefully paints a picture of Kate's changing feelings, her thoughts about love, and what society expects of her at the time, leading to a talk with Denis where upsetting truths about what happened before and what it means for them now are uncovered. The beginning teases a deep look at tough moral choices and the fight to be true to yourself when family and society are pushing you hard.
Sanctuary
By Edith Wharton
As a wedding approaches, a young woman uncovers dark family secrets that challenge everything she thought she knew about love and morality.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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