Vivian Morris led a life that challenged conventional norms for a young woman coming of age in the 1940s.
As a 19-year-old she failed out of Vasser College, which led her to New York City where her aunt lived. Life gets interesting and a bit out of control.
Author Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel City of Girls (Riverhead Books, 2019) will take you back to a time that wasn’t as innocent as some would like us to believe.
It’s the story of Morris’ life as she is retelling it in a letter when she is 89-years-old. So, clearly, there is a lot to tell.
I loved listening to the book. It was a great escape from the world of today. It was believable in many ways. After all, not everyone lived the Leave it to Beaver life. Not every woman (then or now) wants to be a trad wife with 2.4 kids.
I’m not sure men would enjoy this book.
It really spoke to me as a woman, though.
There are layers to the book, to the characters, to the world they live in. It’s easy to believe the fictional people could just as easily be real.
It’s fast and easy to get through. It made me smile, laugh, cry and shake my head.
Good to know as I have always loved this author. But I wonder why men wouldn’t like it possibly? Because Robert is not adverse – appreciates even- books about women’s lives. It doesn’t sound like it is ‘chick flick’ genre, or maybe???
It’s funny. I think I’m an outlier when it comes to Ms. Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.” I felt she was writing/experiencing because of the publisher’s advancement. I haven’t read anything else by her because of that one book. This novel sounds as if I need to give her another chance. Thanks, Kae.
Sounds like the perfect audiobook for my next drive from one big lake to another! Thanks.
I am always looking for a good audiobook. Thanks