“VintageContemporariesisaboutbeingyoungandbecominglessyoung,exploringfriendship(sometimesmagical,sometimesmessy),parenthood(ditto),andhowtoreconcileyouthfulambitionandidealswithreallife.It’sawarmandbig-heartedcomingofagestorythatmademewistfulformyowntwenties,setinavividlyrenderedandlong-vanishedNewYorkCity.“--RumaanAlam,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofLeavetheWorldBehindSlateeditorDanKoismakeshisfictiondebutwiththisstunningcoming-of-agenovelsetinNewYorkCity,aboutthejoysofunexpectedlife-alteringfriendships,thepoweroffindingourselvesinthemoment,andtheimportanceofforgivingourselveswhenweinevitablymesseverythingup.It’s1991.EmmovedtoNewYorkCityforexcitementandpossibility,butthebigcityisn’tquitewhatshethoughtitwouldbe.Workingasaliteraryagent’sassistant,she’sdowntoherlastnineteendollarsbuthasmadetwoclosefriends:Emily,afirebrandtheaterdirectorlivinginaLowerEastSidesquat,andLucy,amiddle-agednovelistandsinglemom.Em’sliferevolvesaroundthesetwowildlydifferentwomenandtheirvividlydisparateyetequallyassuredviewsofartandtheworld.ButwhoisEm,andwhatdoesshewanttobecome?It’s2004.EmisnowEmily,asuccessfulbookeditor,happilymarriedandbarelycopingwiththechallengesofanewbaby.AndsuddenlyLucyandEmilyreturntoherlife:HeroldfriendLucy’sposthumousbookneedsapublisher,andherex-friendEmilywantstorekindletheirrelationship.Astheydidoncebefore,thesetwowomen--onedead,oneveryalive--forceEmilytoreckonwithherdecisions,herfailures,andwhatkindofcreativelifeshewantstolead.Asharp,reflective,andfunnystoryofayoungwomancomingintoherselfandstrugglingtofindherplace,VintageContemporariesisanovelaboutart,parenthood,loyalty,andfightingforacause--thetimeswedotherightthing,andthetimeswefail--setinNewYorkCityonbothsidesofthemillennium.
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