{"product_id":"a-backward-glance-edith-wharton-9780684847559","title":"A Backward Glance: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and private life in this stunning memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York society in which Wharton spent her youth, and chronicles her travels throughout Europe and her literary success as an adult. Beautifully depicted are her friendships with many of the most celebrated artists and writers of her day, including her close friend Henry James. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his introduction to this edition, Louis Auchincloss calls the writing in \u003ci\u003eA Backward Glance\u003c\/i\u003e \"as firm and crisp and lucid as in the best of her novels.\" It is a memoir that will charm and fascinate all readers of Wharton's fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684847558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684847559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.17w x 1.16d","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044788924671,"sku":"9780684847559","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8dbc171b-d9ff-42fb-99cb-4026640ca97d.jpg?v=1684974899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-backward-glance-edith-wharton-9780684847559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}