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The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper's Weekly in 1898–1899 and then as a book later in 1899. Originally conceived as a brief, light story about the complications created in her family's social set by a young girl coming of age, the novel expanded into a general treatment of decadence and ...
- Henry James
- 1899
The Awkward Age, novel by Henry James, published in 1899. Written mostly in dialogue with limited narrative explanation, The Awkward Age is the story of Nanda Brookenham, a young society woman whose attempts at marriage are foiled by various members of her mother’s social circle.
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The Awkward Age (em português, A idade estranha) é um romance de Henry James, publicado primeiramente como série em Harper's Weekly, em 1898 e 1899, e como livro posteriormente neste último [1].
16 de mai. de 2017 · In a Victorian terraced house, in north-west London, two families unite in imperfect harmony. After five years of widowhood, Julia is deeply, unexpectedly in love. If only her beloved daughter, Gwen, didn’t hate James so much. At the very least, she could be civil to his son, Nathan.
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- Francesca Segal
6 de out. de 1987 · Le titre exprime bien le sujet: l'héroïne a 18 ans et c'est l'âge des choix importants pour une fille de cette époque. L'action se passe à Londres et parfois dans une résidence d'été. Un groupe d'amis londoniens se réuni assez souvent pour discuter de leurs problèmes du moment.
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- Henry James
- Henry James
About The Awkward Age “A very smart, soulful, compelling, elegantly written domestic novel about a wedged-together family, and what can go wrong when teenage children decide they have minds (and hormones) of their own.”
26 de jun. de 2018 · 'Francesa Segal is precise and funny, and The Awkward Age is brimming with keen observations of the highest order--the clever, the sore, and the sublime.' Emma Straub In a Victorian terraced house, in north-west London, two families have united in imperfect harmony.
- Francesca Segal
