{"product_id":"the-awkward-age","title":"A kényes kor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if growing up means hearing everything—and discovering how little anyone understands you?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the London drawing rooms of the 1890s, Mrs. Brookenham gathers friends whose talk is clever, frank and sometimes cruel. Her daughter Nanda is about to leave the schoolroom and join them. In Henry James’s The Awkward Age, a girl’s arrival in grown-up company raises an uncomfortable question: what should she be allowed to hear?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNanda wants love and understanding, especially from Gustavus Vanderbank, the agreeable family friend known as Van. Mr. Longdon hopes to secure her happiness, while generous Mitchy offers loyal kindness. Around them, wit and reputation carry weight. Told almost wholly through conversation, this sharp comedy of manners asks what innocence is worth—and whether ignorance can truly protect anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA girl among wits\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet frank, observant Nanda as she enters a circle slow to understand her needs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConversation with a sharp edge\u003c\/strong\u003e – Listen as drawing-room talk turns from playful exchanges to gossip that can wound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo kinds of innocence\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider Nanda beside sheltered Aggie, whose aunt carefully guards her reputation and marriage prospects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKindness amid cleverness\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Mitchy’s unselfish warmth and Mr. Longdon’s wish to help Nanda find happiness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotives beneath the talk\u003c\/strong\u003e – Look closely at affection, comfort and good opinion in a society that prizes wit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy talk-driven stories, sharp social comedy and the patient study of motives through long, indirect conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and enter a drawing room where every clever remark deserves a second thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534695465308,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/11652_en_ebook-front_c16.jpg?v=1792175099","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/hu\/products\/the-awkward-age","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}