Social creature: a novel
(Book)
"A sharp, biting, and irresistible debut about parties and ambition in New York City--introducing a talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, with all the glitz and grit of Bright Lights, Big City. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Louise Wilson is an expert at just barely making it. She's mastered the tricks and shortcuts that a penniless small-town girl needs to survive in New York City. When she meets the beautiful, wealthy, eccentric, and aimless Lavinia Williams, she thinks her dreams of a cosmopolitan existence may be coming true. Lavinia introduces her to a rarified life of beauty and indulgence: private opera boxes, secret bookstores in brownstones, Shakespearean masked balls, underground cabarets, closets full of hundreds of dresses, and the finest champagne money can buy. The more Louise tastes, the more she wants. Could she ever truly be a part of this world? She can speak with the right affectation, wear the best makeup, drop the appropriate references, but she is always afraid people can see her true nature, which is darker than anyone can imagine. She finds herself haunted by the disparity between them. Lavinia has so much, and Louise so little, despite her yearning. Nightlife--the music, the buzz, the dim lights--is the great equalizer. But morning always comes, and Louise will do whatever it takes to keep the party going. This delicious debut takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it undeniably modern"--
Notes
Burton, T. I. (2018). Social creature: a novel. First edition. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Burton, Tara Isabella. 2018. Social Creature: A Novel. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Burton, Tara Isabella, Social Creature: A Novel. New York, Doubleday, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Burton, Tara Isabella. Social Creature: A Novel. First edition. New York, Doubleday, 2018.
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