
Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
Title:
Custom of the Country
Author:
Edith Wharton
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
480 pages
Publisher:
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-13:
9780553213935
EAN:
9780553213935
Publication Date:
01/04/1991
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
400
Dimensions (mm):
111 x 177 x 22
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striver Ambitious and wholeheartedly materialistic, Undine Spragg is a beautiful heiress who sees men as a means to an end. New York millionaires and French aristocrats fall at her feet, but each conquest is merely a stepping-stone in Undine’s quest for power and position—and in her elusive search for happiness. A biting satire from one of America’s greatest writers, The Custom of the Country features a compelling and driven antiheroine, a sharp-eyed critique of the marriage market and its objectification of women, and a knowing send-up of Gilded Age snobbery.




















