The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton - Hardcover - International Collector's Library Edition
 
Edith Wharton's spellbinding tale was an immediate bestseller upon publication in 1905. It tells the intriguing story of an attractive young American woman trying to balance her desire for financial security through marriage with her need for a relationship based on mutual love and respect. Betrayal, misunderstandings and missed opportunities are in store...- Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English and American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world
 
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