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    The House of Mirth
    The House of Mirth
    The House of Mirth
    Audiobook13 hours

    The House of Mirth

    Written by Edith Wharton

    Narrated by Laurel Lefkow

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    Single woman of 29, Lily Bart is Edith Wharton’s quintessential trapped heroine. Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong moral conscience, which sabotages every opportunity she encounters. Lily’s employment as a maid finds her visiting the houses of New York’s upper echelons, where she is invited to live lavishly and party with her patrons until the early hours. She meets many eligible bachelors and rich men; however, she is captivated by Laurence Seldon, a struggling attorney who sees through the glossy superficiality of upper society. She cannot bring herself to marry a man of working class, nor a millionaire whom she does not love. Thus begins her downward spiral into penury…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateNov 1, 2019
    ISBN9781781980149
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    Edith Wharton

    Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

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    • 5/5
      Another masterpiece of deep and witty societal and psychological analysis woven into an engrossing storyline by Edith Wharton. I loved every bit of it!
    • 5/5
      Beautiful book- Edith Wharton is a lovely author who writes about love lost and love found.
    • 1/5
      It was recommended to me, I made through chapter 7 and gave up. Dull and not interesting at all, I won’t waste my time on this book any longer.