{"product_id":"9788461517701","title":"Touchstone","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Touchstone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this first novel by Edith Wharton, published in 1900, the reader is drawn into a moral drama of great psychological subtlety. Stephen Glennard, beset by financial problems, considers selling the love letters he received from a now-famous woman, Margaret Aubyn. This seemingly practical decision triggers a conflict between his desire to secure a future with his new wife and the weight of a past he believed buried. The work masterfully explores the limits of conscience and the price of ambition in high society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel follows Stephen Glennard, a man of New York high society who faces a difficult financial situation. His encounter with a collector reveals the high value that the letters written to him by Margaret Aubyn, a deceased writer with whom he had a romantic relationship, could have. Tempted by the opportunity to solve his financial problems and be able to marry his fiancée, Glennard decides to sell them in secret. However, this transaction traps him in a web of deceit and remorse, testing his integrity and threatening to destroy his relationship. The plot becomes a sharp analysis of social hypocrisy, memory, and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMoral conflict and individual conscience versus social and economic pressure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe value and exploitation of intimacy and past feelings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe hypocrisy of social conventions in the high society of the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe price of ambition and the pursuit of respectability at the expense of honesty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe power of the past to condition and threaten the present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in classic fiction and psychological realism. It is ideal for those who appreciate novels that dissect the moral complexities of their characters and social criticism, as well as for fans of the literature of Edith Wharton and authors of her generation. It will also be of great interest to those who enjoy stories where intimate decisions have devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA deep and nuanced psychological portrait of a man torn between desire and ethics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA lucid and timeless critique of the commodification of the private and reputation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe literary debut of one of the great authors of American narrative, with her characteristic elegant and precise prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA brief but intense plot that maintains moral tension until the last page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: EDITH WHARTON\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: ZUT EDICIONES,S.L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: CLASSIC TEXTS, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION, CLASSIC FICTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: NARRATIVE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: July 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 162\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 254 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Touchstone is an inaugural work that already contains all the virtues of Edith Wharton's narrative: an acute and critical look at her social environment, an impeccable construction of dramatic tension, and a deep understanding of human contradictions. For the modern reader, it offers a pertinent reflection on privacy and morality in a world where the intimate often becomes a bargaining chip. An essential read to understand the evolution of the modern psychological novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZUT EDICIONES,S.L","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407251857755,"sku":"9788461517701","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978846151770.jpg?v=1781851208","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788461517701","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}