I would like to nominate
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. From Kobo:
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In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor. Then comes Garibaldi's landing in Sicily and the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them.
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This is a book translated from Italian into English, but of course it is also about the loss of a way of life and coming to terms with change.
327 pages
Kobo prices: $US9.99, $C13.99, $A14,99, $NZ20.34, £3.99.
(Some of these prices are a bit eye-watering, but people may be prepared to travel. I would also expect the book to be widely available in libraries.)