City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert is a dazzling historical novel set in 1940s New York City, celebrating female friendship, independence, and the courage to live life on your own terms.
Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in Manhattan in the summer of 1940, fresh from being kicked out of Vassar College. She moves in with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There, Vivian is introduced to a world of unconventional, charismatic characters—showgirls, actors, and misfits who become her chosen family.
As Vivian embraces the glamorous, hedonistic lifestyle of wartime New York, she makes a mistake that will change her life forever. Decades later, she reflects on that pivotal summer and the lessons she learned about love, sex, shame, and what it means to truly live.
A love letter to New York City and a celebration of female resilience, City of Girls is witty, wise, and utterly captivating.
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