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A debut author transforms Edith Whartons The House of Mirth into a powerful modern story of one womans struggle with independence and love. Intelligent, witty, and poignant, Gilded Age presents a modern Edith Wharton heroinedramatically beautiful, socially prominent, and just a bit unconventionalwhose return to the hothouse of Cleveland society revives rivalries, raises eyebrows, and reveals the tender vulnerabilities of a woman struggling to reconcile her desire for independence and her need for love. ELEANOR HART had made a brilliant marriage in New York, but it ended in a scandalous divorce and thirty days in Sierra Tucson rehab. Now she finds that, despite feminist lip service, she will still need a husband to be socially complete. A womans sexual reputation matters, and so does her family name. Ellie must navigate the treacherous social terrain where old money meets new: charitable benefits and tequila body shots, inherited diamonds and viper-bite lip piercings, country house weekends and sexting. She finds that her beauty is a powerful tool in this world, but it has its limitations, even liabilities. Through one misstep after another, Ellie mishandles her second act. Her

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Author

McMillan, Claire

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781451640472

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Women'S Fiction

Rating

3.07 / 5 (711 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14