The House of Mirth: Red Classics

 Author: Wharton Edith
Published: 28 May 2010 
ISBN 13: 9780141194349 
ISBN 10: 0141194340 
RRP: $25.00 
Type: PAPERBACK (PB) 
Format: B FORMAT / LARGE CROWN 8VO 198 X 129 MM (B) 
Pages: 352 Edition: 1
Imprint: PENGUIN CLASSICS 


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At twenty-nine, Lily Bart dazzles at New York balls and soireés, but she knows that her days as a fascinating beauty are numbered, as she has not yet found a husband. But when she is accused of an affair with a wealthy married man, Lily is set lose her life of luxury, her stability, and any hopes for the future.

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