The Age of Desire / Jennie Fields / 352 pages

Author Fields gives us a glimpse into the life of famed American author Edith Wharton from 1907 to 1910.  In a detailed story, she tells the story of Edith's life in the literary salons of Paris, life in the Vanderbilt apartment and at her grand home in Lennox Massachusetts, trips abroad and friendships with Henry James and other rich and famous characters.  One thing is missing from Wharton's life and that's love and passion.  She finds it in a cad Morton Fullerton but discovers that the cost of her marriage and her friendship with her longtime governess and secretary Anna might be too great.  A good look at the period, the people, and the inner turmoil of whether 'tis best to never have loved at all.  Good for readers of detailed historical fiction and those interested in every aspect of a character.