{"product_id":"roman-fever-edith-wharton-9780241820247","title":"Roman Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003eTales of betrayal, rivalry and loss from the great chronicler of New York's Gilded Age, in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these elegant and devastating tales of deception, desire and social intrigue, Edith Wharton exposes the brittle veneer of civility that masks human ambition and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the sunlit terraces of Rome to the drawing rooms of New York, Wharton's characters navigate a world bound by class and convention, yet charged with emotional undercurrents they barely understand. In 'Roman Fever', two middle-aged women confront the unspoken rivalries that have shadowed their friendship for decades; in 'Mrs. Manstey's View', a lonely widow's cherished glimpse of life beyond her window becomes the stage for a quiet tragedy; and in 'After Holbein', the elaborate pretences of two ageing New Yorkers reveal the haunting persistence of vanity and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edith Wharton","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":68857629606131,"sku":"9780241820247","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780241820247.jpg?v=1794250697","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/roman-fever-edith-wharton-9780241820247","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}