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Nachalo XX veka - ėpokha oslepitelʹnoĭ roskoshi i nepreklonnykh sot͡sialʹnykh barʹerov. V ėtot mir, gde vse reshai͡ut proiskhozhdenie i svi͡azi, pribyvaet Undina Sprėgg, devushka iz provint͡sii, - izbalovannai͡a i ėgoistichnai͡a, no pri ėtom neotrazimo obai͡atelʹnai͡a i oderzhimai͡a chestoli͡ubivymi mechtami. Vmeste s roditeli͡ami ona pereezzhaet v Nʹi͡u-Ĭork, tverdo reshiv pokoritʹ vysshiĭ svet. Ee krasota mgnovenno prikovyvaet vzgli͡ady, a prirodnoe obai͡anie pomogaet bystro vlitʹsi͡a v svetskoe obshchestvo. Undina s porazitelʹnoĭ legkostʹi͡u osvaivaet tonkosti ėtiketa i umelo zavi͡azyvaet nuzhnye znakomstva. No za bezuprechnymi manerami i sii͡ai͡ushcheĭ ulybkoĭ taitsi͡a kholodnyĭ raschet: dli͡a Undiny li͡udi - lishʹ stupeni na puti k t͡seli, a brak - ne soi͡uz serdet͡s, a strategicheskiĭ khod v pogone za bogatstvom i vlii͡aniem. Chto zhdet Undinu na vershine ee voskhozhdenii͡a? Obretet li ona to, k chemu tak otchai͡anno stremitsi͡a, - ili t͡sena uspekha okazhetsi͡a slishkom vysoka?. . . Pronit͡satelʹnyĭ roman o nravakh amerikanskogo vysshego obshchestva nachala XX veka. - V t͡sentre si͡uzheta - istorii͡a Undiny Sprėgg, provint͡sialʹnoĭ devushki, kotorai͡a s porazitelʹnoĭ legkostʹi͡u pokori͡aet nʹi͡u‑ĭorkskiĭ svet, prevrashchai͡a obai͡anie i krasotu v instrumenty dostizhenii͡a bogatstva i vlii͡anii͡a. - Roman raskryvaet dramatichnyĭ kontrast mezhdu vneshnim bleskom i vnutrenneĭ pustotoĭ svetskogo mira, gde brak stanovitsi͡a strategicheskim khodom, a li͡udi - stupeni͡ami na puti k uspekhu. - Ėdit Uorton (1862-1937) - pervai͡a zhenshchina‑laureat Pulitt͡serovskoĭ premii, master psikhologicheskogo realizma. Ona znala mir, o kotorom pisala, iznutri, i potomu ee nabli͡udenii͡a o nravakh ėlity zvuchat osobenno ubeditelʹno. - Proizvedenie voshlo v zolotoĭ fond mirovoĭ literatury. Imenno "Obychaĭ strany" vdokhnovil Dzhuliana Fellouza na sozdanie st͡senarii͡a k serialu "Abbatstvo Daunton". - Izdanie v serii "Neoclassic proza" v kachestvennom pereplete s atmosfernym oformleniem stanet dostoĭnym ukrasheniem knizhnoĭ polki.

The beginning of the 20th century was an era of dazzling luxury and unyielding social barriers. In this world where everything is decided by origin and connections, Ondine Spragg arrives, a girl from the provinces, spoiled and selfish, but at the same time irresistibly charming and obsessed with ambitious dreams. Together with her parents, she moves to New York, determined to conquer the upper class. Her beauty instantly catches the eye, and her natural charm helps her quickly integrate into secular society. Ondine learns the subtleties of etiquette with amazing ease and skillfully makes the necessary acquaintances. But behind her impeccable manners and beaming smile lies a cold calculation: for Undine, people are just steps on the path to a goal, and marriage is not a union of hearts, but a strategic move in the pursuit of wealth and influence. What awaits Ondine at the top of her ascent? Will she find what she so desperately wants, or will the price of success be too high?. . . An insightful novel about the mores of American high society at the beginning of the 20th century. – The plot centers on the story of Ondine Spragg, a provincial girl who conquers New York society with amazing ease, turning charm and beauty into tools for achieving wealth and influence. – The novel reveals a dramatic contrast between the external brilliance and the inner emptiness of the secular world, where marriage becomes a strategic move, and people become steps on the path to success. – Edith Wharton (1862-1937), the first female Pulitzer Prize winner, a master of psychological realism. She knew the world she was writing about from the inside, and therefore her observations about the mores of the elite sound especially convincing. – The work was included in the golden fund of world literature. It was the "Custom of the Country" that inspired Julian Fellowes to create the script for the TV series "Downton Abbey". – An edition in the Neoclassic Prose series in a high-quality binding with an atmospheric design will become a worthy decoration of the bookshelf.