{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-introduction-by-pamela-knights-9780679406679","title":"The House of Mirth: Introduction by Pamela Knights","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, Edith Wharton depicts the glittering salons of Gilded Age New York with precision and wit, even as she movingly portrays the obstacles that impeded women's choices at the turn of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beautiful, much-desired Lily Bart has been raised to be one of the perfect wives of the wealthy upper class, but her spark of character and independent drive prevents her from becoming one of the many women who will succeed in those circles. Though her desire for a comfortable life means that she cannot marry for love without money, her resistance to the rules of the social elite endangers her many marriage proposals. As Lily spirals down into debt and dishonor, her story takes on the resonance of classic tragedy. One of 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 exposes the truths about American high society that its denizens most wished to deny. With an introduction by Pamela Knights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Wharton was born into a privileged New York family in 1862 and died in France in 1937. In addition to her works as a novelist, most famously \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, she also was a renowned interior designer, and was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527163547922,"sku":"9780679406679","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_537b50b9-5184-452e-8306-5ea882074cb5.jpg?v=1744214153","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-introduction-by-pamela-knights-9780679406679","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}