The Custom of the Country
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"Ordinariness of the country" is a novel by the masterful writer Edith Wharton, which reveals the social morals and problems of American society at the beginning of the 20th century. The main character, Edition Spencer, a representative of high society, has boundless ambitions and big plans. She ruthlessly bypasses and uses her husbands, friends and loved ones to achieve her goal. Turning life around her into intrigue and frustration, she tries to find her place in a world out of proportion to her own ambitions. The reader will be exposed to the dark corners of human nature, the history of the formation of women in American society, as well as the eternal questions of achieving success and the price we pay for our dreams.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Edith Wharton
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2004-02-01
- Title
- The Custom of the Country
- Subject
- Americans -- France -- Fiction
Divorced women -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
PS
Paris (France) -- Fiction
Remarried people -- Fiction
Satire
Upper class -- Fiction
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