City of girls
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781594634734, 1594634734
Physical Desc
470 pages ; 24 cm
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Status
Chester Library - Adult Fiction
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Chester Library - Adult Fiction | REALISTIC FICTION GILBERT | Available |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION GILBERT | Available |
Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION GILBERT | Checked Out |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Fiction | Fic Gilbert, Elizabeth | Available |
Boonton Holmes Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION GILBERT | Available |
Butler Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GILBERT | Available |
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
9781594634734, 1594634734
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Jacket.
Description
"Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest. Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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1940: Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, and her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to fun-chasing showgirls, a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it ultimately leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves-- and a love that stands out from all the rest. 2010: Now eighty-nine years old, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life-- and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gilbert, E. (2019). City of girls . Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. 2019. City of Girls. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. City of Girls Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth. City of Girls Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
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