{"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\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 January 2020 by SIMON \u0026amp; SCHUSTER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e134 x 203 x 25 | 334g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925368307971,"sku":"9781982141790","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781982141790_78637716-256d-458d-9970-91433c3afb3a.jpg?v=1731406239","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781982141790","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}