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It's 1922 in the Manhattan of gin, jazz and prosperity. Women wear makeup and hitched hemlines - and enjoy a new freedom to vote and work. Not so for Evelyn Lockhart, who is forbidden from pursuing her passion to become one of the first female doctors. Chasing her dream will mean turning her back on her family: her competitive sister, Viola; her conservative parents; and the childhood best friend she is expected to marry, Charlie. In a desperate attempt to support herself through Columbia University's medical school, Evie auditions for the infamous late-night Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. But if she gets the part, what will it mean for her fledgling relationship with Upper East Side banker Thomas Whitman - a man Evie thinks she could fall in love with, if only she lived a life less scandalous?… (more)
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I really enjoyed this book. Written with flair and fun, it's a captivating saga with a wonderful cast of characters. The 1920s setting is glamorous and intriguing. It was a book I didn't want to put down.
Some of the major events get brushed over, however, and Evie is overall a
And just curious, but when the lead character is blonde, why is the woman on the cover a brunette?