{"product_id":"book-the-custom-of-the-county","title":"book - the custom of the country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"truncated-text js-truncated-text expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content rte js-overview-body two-columns\" data-original-markup=\"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Wharton’s sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Vitae edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A Penguin Vitae Edition\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Considered 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. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\"\u003e\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 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 behaviour that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA Penguin Vitae Edition, with foreword by Sofia Coppola.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Baa Baazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67740030992599,"sku":null,"price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/0385\/0967\/files\/the_custom_of_the_country.png?v=1791750958","url":"https:\/\/baabaazaar.com\/products\/book-the-custom-of-the-county","provider":"Baa Baazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}