{"product_id":"2026200011083-secondhand-hudson-river-bracketed","title":"Hudson River Bracketed","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\u003eA landmark of American literary fiction, Hudson River Bracketed chronicles the coming-of-age of Vance Weston, a young man from the American Midwest who travels east and discovers, for the first time, the weight of history, culture, and architectural beauty embodied in an old Hudson River estate known as The Willows. Edith Wharton crafts a richly layered narrative that argues for the transformative power of art and tradition against the relentless march of modernity and commercialism. The novel presents a vivid portrait of 1920s American society, contrasting the raw energy of the new world with the refined elegance of the old, as Vance struggles to find his voice as a writer amid ambition, love, and social constraint. Wharton's prose is measured and incisive, illuminating the tensions between creativity and compromise with the authority of one of America's greatest novelists. First published in 1929, the story continues in its sequel, The Gods Arrive, cementing Wharton's enduring legacy in the American literary canon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956217884891,"sku":"2026200011083-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/da7c397e-4731-47ce-b7f5-13ea3c4ee9b4.png?v=1783499113","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011083-secondhand-hudson-river-bracketed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}