{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-9780307949523","title":"The House of Mirth","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet among the glittering salons of Gilded Age New York, Edith Wharton's most popular novel is a moving indictment of a society whose soul-crushing limitations destroy a woman too spirited to be contained by them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beautiful, much-desired Lily Bart has been raised to be one of the perfect wives of the wealthy upper class, but her drive and her spark of independent character prevent her from conforming sucessfully. Her desire for a comfortable life means that she will not marry for love without money, but her resistance to the rules of the social elite endangers her many marriage proposals and leads to a dramatic downward spiral into debt and dishonor. One of Edith Wharton's most bracing and nuanced portraits of the life of women in a hostile, highly ordered world, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds with the force of classical tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Wharton (1862-1937) was born into high society in New York City. After divorcing her husband in 1913 she took up permanent residence in France. Her many stories and novels were critical successes as well as bestsellers and she won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e in 1921.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514002280722,"sku":"9780307949523","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b2797c8-fc35-4370-99b8-1e5b8f37f310.jpg?v=1774962298","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-9780307949523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}