{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-country-by-edith-wharton-9780143137214","title":"The Custom of the Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 decor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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 behaviour that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495800918252,"sku":"9780143137214","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26174123482238.jpg?v=1748485566","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-custom-of-the-country-by-edith-wharton-9780143137214","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}