The House of Mirth

Lily Bart is a beautiful woman bred for a marriage market she fundamentally despises, leading to a perilous drift down the social ladder. Her inability to compromise her principles for money results in a slow, agonizing exclusion from the only world she knows. As debts mount and friends turn cold, she faces the terrifying reality of a woman without means or protection. It is a tragic indictment of a society that treats women as decorative commodities.