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Nachalo XX veka — epokha oslepytelnoy roskoshy y nepreklonnykh sotsyalnykh barerov. V etot myr, gde vse reshayut proyskhozhdenye y svyazy, prybyvaet Undyna Spregg, devushka yz provyntsyy, — yzbalovannaya y egoystychnaya, no pry etom neotrazymo obayatelnaya y oderzhymaya chestolyubyvymy mechtamy. Vmeste s rodytelyamy ona pereezzhaet v Nyu-York, tverdo reshyv pokoryt vysshyy svet. Ee krasota mgnovenno prykovyvaet vzglyady, a pryrodnoe obayanye pomogaet bystro vlytsya v svetskoe obshchestvo. Undyna s porazytelnoy legkostyu osvayvaet tonkosty etyketa y umelo zavyazyvaet nuzhnye znakomstva. No za bezuprechnymy maneramy y syyayushchey ulybkoy taytsya kholodnyy raschet: dlya Undyny lyudy — lysh stupeny na puty k tsely, a brak — ne soyuz serdets, a strategycheskyy khod v pogone za bogatstvom y vlyyanyem. Chto zhdet Undynu na vershyne ee voskhozhdenyya? Obretet ly ona to, k chemu tak otchayanno stremytsya, — yly tsena uspekha okazhetsya slyshkom vysoka?. . . Pronytsatelnyy roman o nravakh amerykanskogo vysshego obshchestva nachala XX veka. – V tsentre syuzheta — ystoryya Undyny Spregg, provyntsyalnoy devushky, kotoraya s porazytelnoy legkostyu pokoryaet nyu‑yorkskyy svet, prevrashchaya obayanye y krasotu v ynstrumenty dostyzhenyya bogatstva y vlyyanyya. – Roman raskryvaet dramatychnyy kontrast mezhdu vneshnym bleskom y vnutrenney pustotoy svetskogo myra, gde brak stanovytsya strategycheskym khodom, a lyudy — stupenyamy na puty k uspekhu. – Edyt Uorton (1862–1937) — pervaya zhenshchyna‑laureat Pulyttserovskoy premyy, master psykhologycheskogo realyzma. Ona znala myr, o kotorom pysala, yznutry, y potomu ee nablyudenyya o nravakh elyty zvuchat osobenno ubedytelno. – Proyzvedenye voshlo v zolotoy fond myrovoy lyteratury. Ymenno «Obychay strany» vdokhnovyl Dzhulyana Fellouza na sozdanye stsenaryya k seryalu «Abbatstvo Daunton». – Yzdanye v seryy «Neoclassic proza» v kachestvennom pereplete s atmosfernym oformlenyem stanet dostoynym ukrashenyem knyzhnoy polky.

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.