{"product_id":"9780143137214-the-custom-of-the-country","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, w\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eith a foreword by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSofia Coppola\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the journey of Undine Spragg from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of the America's interior and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through the intricate plot of Undine's marriages and affairs, Wharton conveys a vision of a social class that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58395666415990,"sku":"9780143137214","price":14.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_42219252.jpg?v=1785861483","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780143137214-the-custom-of-the-country","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}