The Custom of the Country (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781454967538)

Edith Wharton's biting satire about a relentlessly ambitious New York City social climber, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line.

Set near the turn of the 20th century, The Custom of the Country follows Undine Spragg, an uncultured Midwesterner who arrives in New York determined to conquer high society. Quickly learning how to bend and break the unwritten social rules, she ruthlessly discards anyone who stands in the way of her own rising star, leaving a wake of broken hearts and shattered lives from the ballrooms of Fifth Avenue to the salons of Paris. An antiheroine who Jia Tolentino calls "a dazzling monster," Undine soon finds that her freedom is bought with a price far greater than money.

Author: Edith Wharton
ISBN-10: 1454967536
ISBN-13: 9781454967538
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2026
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d