Review of The Age of Innocence (1993) by Christine M — 09 Feb 2006

Beautiful love story, but awfully boring...even for me.

This review of The Age of Innocence (1993) was written by Christine M on 09 Feb 2006.

The Age of Innocence has generally received very positive reviews.

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