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The House of Mirth
Classic fiction
The House of Mirth
Beautiful Lily Bart moves through New York high society with little money and diminishing time to secure the marriage expected to preserve her place. Her attraction to the thoughtful Lawrence Selden competes with financial mistakes, compromising friendships, and a social world eager to punish a woman for conduct it tolerates in men. Each attempt to recover stability narrows her choices further because Lily will not use every weapon available to her. Glittering, painful, and sharply observant, this tragedy suits readers drawn to Gilded Age luxury, precarious reputation, female economic dependence, and a heroine whose refinement cannot protect her from a ruthless system.
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Drug/sedative overdose and possible suicide; suicidal despair; sexual harassment and coercive advances; financial exploitation and blackmail; social ostracism; addiction/gambling themes; death and grief.
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