{"product_id":"9780684824444","title":"Reef","description":"Author: Edith Wharton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780684824444\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Aug 1996\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I put most of myself into that opus,\" Edith Wharton said of \u003ci\u003eThe Reef,\u003c\/i\u003e possibly her most autobiographical novel. Published in 1912, it was, Bernard Berenson told Henry Adams, \"better than any previous work excepting \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n A challenge to the moral climate of the day, \u003ci\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/i\u003e follows the fancies of George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, intent on proposing to the widowed Anna Leath. Unsettled by Anna's reticence, Darrow drifts into an affair with Sophy Viner, a charmingly naive and impecunious young woman whose relations with Darrow and Anna's family threaten his prospects for success. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n For its dramatic construction and acute insight into social mores and the multifaceted problem of sexuality, \u003ci\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/i\u003e stands as one of Edith Wharton's most daring works of fiction.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871651942558,"sku":"HPC-9780684824444","price":36.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780684824444.jpg?v=1779618201","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780684824444","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}