Lily Bart, a beautiful but penniless woman in New York’s high society, struggles to balance her desire for wealth with her longing for independence. Trapped by social expectations and her own misjudgments, she slowly falls from privilege to isolation. Wharton exposes the ruthless hypocrisy and moral decay beneath the glittering surface of the elite. The story is a piercing tragedy of beauty, pride, and the high cost of conformity.
The House of Mirth is the perfect coffee table book or holiday gift for that special person in your life!
