{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-country-edith-wharton-9780553213935","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striver\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A biting satire from one of America's greatest writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553213938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553213935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920187326719,"sku":"9780553213935","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2dfe60e3-993d-4f5a-9764-486f69042474.jpg?v=1680814018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-custom-of-the-country-edith-wharton-9780553213935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}