{"product_id":"summer-9798897186938","title":"Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummer\u003c\/em\u003e (1917) by Edith Wharton is often called her \"hot-weather\" counterpart to \u003cem\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt follows Charity Royall, a young woman living in a small New England town, who longs to escape the narrow, stifling life shaped by her guardian, Lawyer Royall. Her desire for freedom intensifies when she meets Lucius Harney, an educated young architect visiting the town. They begin a passionate romance that awakens Charity's sense of love and possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, the affair leads to disillusionment when she discovers Harney's engagement to a woman of his own social class. Struggling with poverty, shame, and her limited choices, Charity ultimately resigns herself to a life with Royall, marrying him for stability and security rather than love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel explores themes of passion, social constraints, class divides, and the difficult choices faced by women in a restrictive society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897186938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"WR Book House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49170277236991,"sku":"9798897186938","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/summer-9798897186938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}