Synopsis
Faced with an array of wealthy suitors, New York socialite Lily Bart
falls in love with lawyer Lawrence Selden, whose lack of money spoils
their chances for happiness together. Dubious business deals and
accusations of liaisons with a married man diminish Lily’s social
status, and as she makes one bad choice after another, she learns how
venal and brutally unforgiving the upper crust of New York can be.
Lovely another book centered around the exploits of "society." These stories of snobbery are the toughest things about this quest. I guess I shouldn't cast it out so blightly. I mean it was well-written. I just can't tolerate people with aristocratic views and Wharton in no way glorifies these folks.
Up next is Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, which is ironic sense Edith Wharton's original title for The House of Mirth was The Year of the Rose.
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