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The Awkward Age

By: Henry James
Narrated by: Flo Gibson
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The interwoven relationships of a close circle of friends involved in the launching of two young ladies into society and marriage are examined through repartee.Public Domain (P)1994 Audio Book Contractors, Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Patience is required with Henry James:
I can never get over the way that he embellishes the sheer greed of this conniving social group:
The two ‘angels’ — an elderly man & the granddaughter of a former lover - are like genuine pearls among the dross, an elite group who can always justify what they regard as their alleged morality:
Like attracts like, & the ending of the story is breathtakingly unexpected while finally being the only real possibility - I like it, & I love to imagine the faces of the members of ‘polite society’ when genuine goodness actually triumphs!
An obscure little gem, & most beautiful read in a mid-Atlantic accent which I regard as correct:

Airs & graces in the vipers nest

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