The Custom of the Country

On Saturday, May 13th we met at Liz's house to discuss The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton. We had a lovely lunch, and a lively discussion about the book and its commentary on marriage (and divorce). An interesting point of discussion: do you have to like the protagonist in order to like the book itself? Undine Spragg was clearly not a well-liked character by this crowd ;)

In attendance were Cathy, Liz, Jen, Amy, Lisa and Karen -- also a bonus guest: Karen's puppy Mac! He was so quiet and well-behaved, we sometimes forgot he was sitting under the table...