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, Edith Wharton: House of Mirth (2006, Little, Brown Book Group Limited) 4 stars

Beautiful, intelligent, and hopelessly addicted to luxury, Lily Bart is the heroine of this Wharton …

Review of 'House of Mirth' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

After reading a review on The Millions about this book (www.themillions.com/2014/12/year-in-reading-edan-lepucki-3.html), I figured I'd give it a read over my winter break. I loved it. Wharton's prose is sharp, her sentences capturing depth while confining flight. She manages to convey both cynical critique and the warmth of humanity, captured in the unique character of Lily Bart. This classic remains fresh and relevant today.