{"product_id":"9780143137214","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eWharton’s sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton’s second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine’s marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43172896538802,"sku":"9780143137214","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780143137214.jpg?v=1786011041","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780143137214","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}