{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-penguin-great-books-of-the-20th-century","title":"The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton","description":"\u003cp\u003eA black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City – people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. But her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her familiar world of artificial conventions, Lily finds life impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT\u003cbr\u003eBecause Wharton’s classic is a devastating portrait of ambition, love, and social pressure in Gilded Age New York, following Lily Bart’s struggle to define herself in a world governed by wealth and reputation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Author: Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e• Publisher: Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e• Publication Date: 1993\u003cbr\u003e• Format: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN\/EAN: 9780140187298\u003cbr\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3 to 7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45114216120364,"sku":"9780140187298","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780140187298.jpg?v=1765403433","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-penguin-great-books-of-the-20th-century","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}