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Louise Wilson arrives in New York City with ambition and no means, learning the city’s shortcuts to survive. When she meets Lavinia Williams, a wealthy, eccentric socialite, Louise is drawn into a world of private operas, underground cabarets, and opulent indulgence. The contrast between their lives fuels Louise’s dark, obsessive desire to belong. As the friendship deepens, tension rises, leading to extreme consequences that challenge the boundaries between ambition, envy, and psychological compulsion.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Tara Isabella Burton
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