The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton religion hooked on the world's most

hooked on the world's most dangerous drug

'Sensationally good' Guardian 'A very important play' The New York Times

and in luxury cars: each sealed by world-changing handshakes

she headed up the first Government think tank during Harold Wilson’s Government and she was the first woman to break the glass ceiling at the United Nations

every moment of fear

The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton religion hooked on the world's mostThe Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 'It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far reaching intentions' A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man's world, The House of Mirth sees Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husband. In her search