{"product_id":"the-custom-of-the-country","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52317750001880,"sku":"9780143137214","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_745731e7-b006-4f7c-866a-3607f2ae1a4c.jpg?v=1787949836","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/the-custom-of-the-country","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}