{"product_id":"the-mothers-recompense-9780684825311","title":"The Mother's Recompense","description":"Opening on the French Riviera among a motley community of American expatriates, \u003ci\u003eThe Mother's Recompense\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Kate Clephane and her reluctant return to New York society after being exiled years before for abandoning her husband and infant daughter. \u003cbr\u003e Oddly enough, Kate has been summoned back by that same daughter, Anne, now fully grown and intent on marrying Chris Fenno, a war hero, dilettante, and social opportunist. Chris's questionable intentions toward her daughter are, however, the least of Kate's worries since she was once, and still is, deeply in love with him. Kate's moral quandary and the ensuing drama evoke comparison with Oedipus and Hamlet and lead to an ending that startled the mores of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, for \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in 1862 into one of New York's older and richer families, she was educated in New York and abroad. Her works include \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome, The House of Mirth, Old New York, The Reef, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadame de Treymes and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e As a keen observer and chronicler of society, she is without peer. Edith Wharton died in France in 1937.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460705521938,"sku":"9780684825311","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cee7cbf9-c33e-474d-b26b-09aafe322512.jpg?v=1737123142","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mothers-recompense-9780684825311","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}