The Awkward Age
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A masterwork of social observation and psychological nuance, The Awkward Age chronicles the story of Nanda Brookenham, a young woman navigating the treacherous currents of London's fashionable late-Victorian drawing-room society. Henry James constructs a brilliantly intricate narrative around the tension between innocence and corruption, as Nanda's coming of age forces those around her to confront the moral compromises underpinning their sophisticated world. Written almost entirely in dialogue, the novel presents a dazzling, theatre-like portrait of a society in quiet crisis, where every conversation conceals layers of desire, manipulation, and unspoken feeling. This Penguin edition includes the Author's Preface, in which James himself illuminates his ambitious structural experiment, offering readers a rare and invaluable window into his creative method.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A masterwork of social observation and psychological nuance, The Awkward Age chronicles the story of Nanda Brookenham, a young woman navigating the treacherous currents of London's fashionable late-Victorian drawing-room society. Henry James constructs a brilliantly intricate narrative around the tension between innocence and corruption, as Nanda's coming of age forces those around her to confront the moral compromises underpinning their sophisticated world. Written almost entirely in dialogue, the novel presents a dazzling, theatre-like portrait of a society in quiet crisis, where every conversation conceals layers of desire, manipulation, and unspoken feeling. This Penguin edition includes the Author's Preface, in which James himself illuminates his ambitious structural experiment, offering readers a rare and invaluable window into his creative method.
