{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-9781982141790","title":"The House of Mirth","description":"\u003cb\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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWharton'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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. \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth \u003c\/i\u003ereveals Wharton's unparalleled gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist--the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003ein 1921--as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoman Fever and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Born into one of New York's elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJennifer Egan is the author of six previous books of fiction: \u003ci\u003eManhattan Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Keep\u003c\/i\u003e; the story collection \u003ci\u003eEmerald City\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLook at Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award Finalist; and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Circus\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website is JenniferEgan.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610816745746,"sku":"9781982141790","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_472ac0c5-c46e-4dec-a1ce-74323f00324f.jpg?v=1732349548","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-9781982141790","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}