"Rona Jaffe's beloved novel of mid-century NYC women in the workplace that paved the way for the #MeToo movement and iconic cultural touchstones like Mad Men, now for the first time in Penguin classics, in a 65th anniversary edition with an introduction by New Yorker staff writer...
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Leigh, Cady, Vamnessa, and Susan meet when they become roommates in a town house on Manhattan's Upper East Side. New York in 1963 is a place of magical enchantment and infinite possibilities, especially when you're young and eager for the adventure a big city offers.
Five friends meet weekly at a restaurant called Yellowbird on New York's Upper East Side, revealing the long-hidden secrets of their pasts and how each, in her fashion, has become a survivor beyond all expectations. Texas-born Billie Redmond, the owner of Yellowbird, has come a l...
An epic tale of an independent and adaptable woman who meets the challenges of the rapidly changing twentieth century America with her three daughters.
"Suspenseful, captivating, and ultimately moving, The Last Chance is about four women friends in their late thirties trying to survive the dangerous and fast-paced world of New York City while also battling the subtle violence in their private lives. Each of them has dreams of fi...
The story of Rose Smith, born at the very beginning of 1900. As her life unfolds, she is witness to a century of medical, technological and political change. Some of these changes will affect her in crucial ways.
Four typists at a publishing company fight to have their own careers and find true love in the ruthless New York business world.
"Rona Jaffe's beloved novel of mid-century NYC women in the workplace that paved the way for the #MeToo movement and iconic cultural touchstones like Mad Men, now for the first time in Penguin Classics, in a 65th anniversary edition with an introduction by New Yorker staff writer...
Four smart women . . . and their foolish choice. In love with the same man. The wrong man. Women found him so easy to love. Clay Bowen had it all-charisma, good looks, and power in the glamorous world of television. Laura, the delicate dancer, gave up her dazzling career t...
Part thriller, part love story, Mazes and Monsters is a spellbinding novel about a group of college students in the 1980s who use a fantasy game as refuge from their personal, emotional, and social problems. Based loosely on the "steam tunnel incidents" of the 1970s, the four f...
Suspenseful, captivating, and ultimately moving, The Last Chance is about four women friends in their late thirties trying to survive the dangerous and fast-paced world of New York City while also battling the subtle violence in their private lives. Each of them has dreams of f...
Sam Leo Libra is a fame-maker, living in his own glamorous world of hand-picked celebrities. His carefully selected "Dirty Dozen" are an elite clientele of fame-hungry clients whom he moves and manipulates as he sees fit, and his influence makes them millionaires. Seen through th...
Three young and successful couples have come to the exotic shores of Rio, Brazil, to live and work in the late 50s. The new city offers them an escape-a private paradise where the pleasures and customs of a vibrant culture can ease the loneliness, pain, and stress from their form...