Commend Me to Lily Bart

In Edith Wharton's novel, The House of Mirth, Lily Bart, a beautiful and socially ambitious young woman, is destroyed by the vicious gossip that surrounds her. But what if Lily had learned to wield words like weapons and defend herself against those who sought to sabotage her? What if she had found a way to survive the cruel machinations of the upper class and carve out a place for herself in a wo...