{"product_id":"2026200011079-secondhand-the-children","title":"The Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1928, The Children is a sophisticated and ironic novel from one of America's most celebrated writers, Edith Wharton. The story chronicles the unlikely bond between Martin Boyne, a middle-aged engineer, and Judith Wheater, a precocious fifteen-year-old girl determined to keep her younger half-siblings together despite the chaos of their wealthy, endlessly divorcing parents. Wharton masterfully dissects the social mores and moral ambiguities of the Jazz Age elite, presenting a world where adult irresponsibility forces children into premature maturity. With her trademark wit and psychological precision, she illustrates how misplaced love and romantic self-delusion can unravel even the most well-intentioned of souls. A quietly devastating portrait of longing and loss, The Children stands as a powerful, if lesser-known, gem in the Wharton canon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956220440795,"sku":"2026200011079-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f5273ad6-1f42-4899-99f4-d7330584f869.png?v=1783499123","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011079-secondhand-the-children","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}