City of girls
(Book)
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Fiction
FIC GILBE
1 available
FIC GILBE
1 available
Avon Free Library - Adult Fiction
FIC GIL
1 available
FIC GIL
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Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Adult Fiction
FIC GIL
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FIC GIL
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GILBE | Available |
Avon Free Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GIL | Available |
Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Adult Fiction | FIC GIL | Available |
Bloomfield Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Gilbert | Available |
Caledonia Library Association - Adult Fiction | FIC GIL | Available |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
470 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Jacket.
Description
"[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."--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gilbert, E. (2019). City of girls . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. 2019. City of Girls. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-. City of Girls Riverhead Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gilbert, Elizabeth. City of Girls Riverhead Books, 2019.
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