About the Book: Custom of the Country
Edith Whartons biting satire about a relentlessly ambitious New York City social
climber, freshly repackaged for the Union Square and Co. Signature Editions
line. Set near the turn of the 20th century, The Custom of the Country follows
Undine Spragg, an uncultured Midwesterner who arrives in New York determined to
conquer high society. Quickly learning how to bend and break the unwritten
social rules, she ruthlessly discards anyone who stands in the way of her own
rising star, leaving a wake of broken hearts and shattered lives from the
ballrooms of Fifth Avenue to the salons of Paris. An