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-Transporting-witty, poignant and sparkling.-
-People (People Picks Book of the Week)
-Prescient and quick....A perfect fusing of subject and writer, idea and ideal.-
-Chicago Tribune
-Extraordinary-hilarious-Elegantly written, Rooney creates a glorious paean to a distant literary life and time-and an unabashed celebration of human connections that bridge past and future.
-Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed)
"Rooney''s delectably theatrical fictionalization is laced with strands of tart poetry and emulates the dark sparkle of Dorothy Parker, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Truman Capote. Effervescent with verve, wit, and heart, Rooney-s nimble novel celebrates insouciance, creativity, chance, and valor."
-Booklist (starred review)
-In my reckless and undiscouraged youth,- Lillian Boxfish writes, -I worked in a walnut-paneled office thirteen floors above West Thi
