Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385864 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House of Mirth Author: Edith Wharton Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 59 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Single woman of 29, Lily Bart is Edith Wharton's quintessential trapped heroine. Orphaned following the death of her parents, Lily understands that she must use her beauty, grace and charm to attain the social position she longs for, but she is caught between her desire for wealth and a strong moral conscience, which sabotages every opportunity she encounters. Lily's employment as a maid finds her visiting the houses of New York's upper echelons, where she is invited to live lavishly and party with her patrons until the early hours. She meets many eligible bachelors and rich men; however, she is captivated by Laurence Seldon, a struggling attorney who sees through the glossy superficiality of upper society. She cannot bring herself to marry a man of working class, nor a millionaire whom she does not love. Thus begins her downward spiral into penury...