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A Novel
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“City of Girls is the perfect read when you're looking for something that's not too heavy, yet engaging and entertaining. I loved the motley crew of perfectly flawed characters, unapologetic in their vices and dramas. And how refreshing it was to read about women, especially 1940s women, who were open in their sexuality and, dare I say, actually enjoyed sex! With multiple partners! How scandalous! Elizabeth Gilbert (who is a ray of sunshine in real life) has created something unique and heartwarming with her third fictional title. And if you're like me who finds audio fiction really hit or miss depending on the narrator, you'll be happy the hear that Blair Brown does a beautiful job of it.”
Michelle,
Powell's Books
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“City of Girls is a champagne cocktail, a tonic for anything that ails you, and the summer read you canāt miss! Vivian Morris, an upper-class, 19-year-old college dropout, finds herself in the chaotic New York City theater world of the 1940s. What ensues is a story full of sex, glamour, and witty one-liners that spans decades. All those who led a heedless youth or wish they had will fall for this book about growing into the person youāve always wanted to be. Gilbert has written a glittering piece of fiction that subtly delivers wisdom about the nature of human connection and leaves the reader braver, freer, and, at least for the moment, happier.”
Caroline McGregor,
Books & Books
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“I enjoyed this entertaining and sexy novel by listening to it on Libro.fm as it was read by Blair Brown. Elizabeth Gilbert has woven a delicious tale of a young woman, relating her life's story to a younger woman. A story in which she unapologetically chose her own path.....and delighted in her decisions. LOVED!”
Nona,
CoffeeTree Books
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“THE FUNNEST BOOK WE'VE LISTENED TO IN YEARS! The newest novel from Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert follows young Vivian as she grows from girl to grand dame surrounded by showgirls in dazzling 1940s New York City. Gilbert said she set out to write a book that would go down like a champagne cocktail and boy did she! SO MUCH FUN. Read this for the dizzy delightful fizzy effervescence of it all!”
Megan & Josh,
Underground Books
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person.
"A spellbinding novel about love, freedom, and finding your own happiness." - PopSugar
"Intimate and richly sensual, razzle-dazzle with a hint of danger." -USA Today
"Pairs well with a cocktail...or two." -TheSkimm
"Life is both fleeting and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything other than what you are."
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love.
In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest.
Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other.
Elizabeth GilbertĀ is the #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, and several other internationally bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction. Gilbert began her career writing forĀ Harperās Bazaar,Ā Spin,Ā the New York Times Magazine,Ā andĀ GQ, and was a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. Her story collectionĀ PilgrimsĀ was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award;Ā The Last American ManĀ was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The follow-up memoirĀ CommittedĀ became an instant #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestseller. Her novel,Ā The Signature of All Things, was named a Best Book of 2013 by theĀ New York Times,Ā O Magazine, theĀ Washington Post,Ā theĀ Chicago Tribune, and theĀ New Yorker. Gilbertās short fiction has appeared inĀ Esquire,Ā Story, One Story, and theĀ Paris Review. Her new novel, City of Girls, will be released June 2019.
Blair BrownĀ won a Tony Award for her performance inĀ Copenhagen. She received an Ace Award and five Emmy nominations forĀ The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.Ā She is a an accomplished narrator for BOT, including recordings ofĀ Last KissĀ by Luanne Rice andĀ The Senator's WifeĀ by Sue Miller.
Elizabeth GilbertĀ is the #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Big Magic, Eat Pray Love, and several other internationally bestselling books of fiction and nonfiction. Gilbert began her career writing forĀ Harperās Bazaar,Ā Spin,Ā the New York Times Magazine,Ā andĀ GQ, and was a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. Her story collectionĀ PilgrimsĀ was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award;Ā The Last American ManĀ was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The follow-up memoirĀ CommittedĀ became an instant #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestseller. Her novel,Ā The Signature of All Things, was named a Best Book of 2013 by theĀ New York Times,Ā O Magazine, theĀ Washington Post,Ā theĀ Chicago Tribune, and theĀ New Yorker. Gilbertās short fiction has appeared inĀ Esquire,Ā Story, One Story, and theĀ Paris Review. Her new novel, City of Girls, will be released June 2019.
Blair BrownĀ won a Tony Award for her performance inĀ Copenhagen. She received an Ace Award and five Emmy nominations forĀ The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.Ā She is a an accomplished narrator for BOT, including recordings ofĀ Last KissĀ by Luanne Rice andĀ The Senator's WifeĀ by Sue Miller.