{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-country-edith-wharton-9781454967538","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton's biting satire about a relentlessly ambitious New York City social climber, freshly repackaged for the Union Square \u0026amp; Co. Signature Editions line. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set near the turn of the 20th century, \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1454967536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454967538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097267347711,"sku":"9781454967538","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-custom-of-the-country-edith-wharton-9781454967538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}