{"product_id":"9781982141790","title":"The House of Mirth","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Wharton, Edith, Egan, Jennifer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 23 January 2020 by SIMON \u0026amp; SCHUSTER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e134 x 203 x 25 | 334g\u003cp\u003eA bestseller when it was published nearly a century ago, this literary classic established Edith Wharton as one of the most important American writers in the twentieth century-now with a new introduction from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan. Wharton's first literary success-a devastatingly accurate portrait of New York's aristocracy at the turn of the century-is considered by many to be her most important novel, and Lily Bart, her most unforgettable character. Impoverished but well-born, the beautiful and beguiling Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. But with her romantic indiscretion, gambling debts, and a maelstrom of social disasters, Lily's ill-fated attempt to rise to the heights of society ultimately leads to her downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the conventionality of old New York to the forced society of the French Riviera, Wharton weaves a brilliantly satiric yet sensitive exploration of manners and morality. The House of Mirth reveals Wharton's unparalleled gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wharton, Edith, Egan, Jennifer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666159898808,"sku":"9781982141790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781982141790.jpg?v=1734732346","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781982141790","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}