The Custom of the Country (Paperback)

Paperback. The classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striverAmbitious and wholeheartedly materialistic, Undine Spragg is a beautiful heiress who sees men as a means to an end. New York millionaires and French aristocrats fall at her feet, but each conquest is merely a stepping-stone in Undine's quest for power and position-and in her elusive search for happiness.A biting satire from one of America's greatest writers, The Custom of the Country features a compelling and driven antiheroine, a sharp-eyed critique of the marriage market and its objectification of women, and a knowing send-up of Gilded Age snobbery. Undine Spragg, selfish and spoiled, determines to gain admittance into turn-of-the-century New York society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.