The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton is a brutal coming-of-age story that takes place in post-revolutionary Paris. The heroine, Countess Olenska, is a Polish countess who has married an American, Mr. Lansdon. At the time of their marriage, she was young and inexperienced in romance, but her husband soon passes away....
Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country
Edith Wharton
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The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton is a brutal coming-of-age story that takes place in post-revolutionary Paris. The heroine, Countess Olenska, is a Polish countess who has married an American, Mr. Lansdon. At the time of their marriage, she was young and inexperienced in romance, but her husband soon passes away.