{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-by-edith-wharton-9780141199023","title":"The House of Mirth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunching a major new paperback series - Penguin English Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Penguin English Library Edition of \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e by Edith Wharton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man's world, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/em\u003e sees Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husband. In her search for freedom and the happiness she feels she deserves, Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Wharton's shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the world's wealthy and the prison that marriage can become.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496012140780,"sku":"9780141199023","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6792213482238.jpg?v=1748489162","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-by-edith-wharton-9780141199023","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}