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时隔40年后，作为小说家的她回顾养育过她也束缚过她的那个社会，她的感情是复杂的，既有亲切的眷恋，又有清醒的针砭。作家把那个时代的纽约上流社会比作一个小小的金字塔，它又尖又滑，很难在上面取得立足之地。处在塔顶，真正有贵族血统的只有二三户人家:华盛顿广场的达戈内特祖上是正宗的郡中世家；范德卢顿先生是第1任荷兰总督的嫡孙，他家曾与法国和英国的几家贵族联姻；还有与德格拉斯伯爵联姻的拉宁一家。他们是上流社会的zui高阶层，但显然已处于日薄西山的衰败阶段。
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I'm not sure if Edith Wharton writes anything other than "man falls in love with wife's cousin; things end unhappily."
Edith Wharton’s acclaimed novel of love, duty, and half-known truths in Gilded Age New York society, with a foreword by bestselling author Elif Batuman. Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May’s cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society’s rules, and air of unapproachability attract the sensitive Newland, despite his enthusiasm about a marriage to May and the societal advantages it would bring. Almost against their will, Newland and Ellen develop a passionate bond, and a classic love triangle takes shape as the three young people find themselves drawn into a poignant and bitter conflict between love and duty. Written in 1920, Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a time and place long gone by—1870s New York City—beautifully captures the complexities of passion, independence, and fulfillment, and how painfully hard it can be for individuals to truly see one another and their place in the world.