by Edith Wharton · ALBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484285946
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Immerse yourself in early 20th century New York with 'The House of Mirth', a novel by Edith Wharton that portrays the life of Lily Bart, a young orphan seeking her place in high society. Through its pages, Wharton explores the fierce conventions and secrets that govern this world, where manipulation and blackmail are commonplace. A story of ambition, deception, and the struggle for independence in an unforgiving society.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
