The Custom of the Country (1913) focuses on a Midwestern girl, Undine Spragg, who attempts to win a high position in New York society. With clear motives and dark secrets, Undine enters the city’s social scene. The unscrupulous, ever-unsatisfied Undine, through divorce and blackmail, schemes endlessly for what is beyond her grasp.
Circa l’autore
Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an acclaimed chronicler and keen observer of privileged society, novelist, and short story writer. Her novel The Age of Innocence made her the first female Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 1921. She is the also the author of The House of Mirth and Ethan Frome.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 362 ● ISBN 9781411438699 ● Dimensione 0.4 MB ● Età 99-17 anni ● Casa editrice Barnes & Noble ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5862756 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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