{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-country-9780375758072","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striver--with an introduction by Jia Tolentino, author of \u003ci\u003eTrick Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ambitious and wholeheartedly materialistic, Undine Spragg is a beautiful heiress who sees men as a means to an end. New York millionaires and French aristocrats fall at her feet, but each conquest is merely a stepping-stone in Undine's quest for power and position--and in her elusive search for happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A biting satire from one of America's greatest writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a compelling and ruthless heroine, a sharp-eyed critique of the marriage market and its objectification of women, and a knowing send-up of Gilded Age snobbery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES - THE AWAKENING - THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY - THE HEADS OF CERBERUS - LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET - LOVE, ANGER, MADNESS - PASSING - THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILIP JETTAN - VILLETTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton \u003c\/b\u003e(1862-1937) was born into the upper echelons of New York society. She began writing in 1887, but it was the 1905 publication of her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth, \u003c\/i\u003ethat made her famous. Over the course of her career, Wharton became a bestselling author, worked as a reporter at the French front during World War I (receiving the Cross of the Legion of Honor as a result), and won the Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323942572306,"sku":"9780375758072","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ceecc75d-2454-4a14-bf5d-5b49348ab9cb.jpg?v=1727662302","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-custom-of-the-country-9780375758072","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}