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Content levels
ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone
Trigger warnings
InfidelityEmotional ManipulationSocietal Pressure
Positive tags
High AngstBittersweet Endingcharacter study
Tropes
Forbidden LoveFish out of WaterCourt IntrigueHidden IdentitySocial Class Divide
Themes
Love vs DutySocial ConformityFreedom vs SecurityGender RolesSocietal ExpectationsMoral AmbiguitySacrifice
Synopsis
Countess Olenska, separated from her European husband, returns to old New York society. She bears with her an independence and an awareness of life which stirs the educated sensitivity of Newland Archer, engaged to be married to May Welland.
Tags
Literary FictionHistorical RomanceSocial CommentaryGilded Age New York