Lily Bart is a beautiful and charming young socialite who is beginning to realise the tenuous nature of her world. She has reached a point within it where she must take the first steps on a path that will define the rest of her life, but despite Lily's intelligence and opportunities she seems incapable of making the right decision and her world begins to slide irredeemably towards tragedy. The House Of Mirth is a sumptuous adaption of Edith Wharton's novel, faithful to the novel, intelligent and worthy.