Sanctuary

The power of principle and the charm of compromise. An American classic—first in Russian!

An early novel by the author of “The Age of Innocence” and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Kate Orm is young, naive, and has no idea how cruel people can be. Her fiancé, Denis Peyton, is a simple, straightforward man who has always viewed life as an extremely pleasant pastime. In essence, Kate knows almost nothing about him until one day she discovers that Denis can behave dishonestly and viciously—and, above all, may not even realize what exactly he is wrong about. After all, American “Gilded Age” society lives by half-truths and compromises—so who is to blame when sometimes these compromises are with one’s own conscience?

Kate is in turmoil: should she call off the engagement? What if by doing so she would only make things worse—saving herself but betraying the unborn son whose image is already so vivid in her mind? And will her son, when he grows up, justify the sacrifice her mother made for him—or will he follow in his father’s footsteps?

This story about the strength of principle and the charm of compromise continues the series “Yandex Books Translations”—a joint project with “Podpisnye izdaniya” and “Bryusnika Master’s Workshop.”