A debut novel told in ten interconnecting stories captures the most profound moments and experiences in a young woman's life, as she grows from a rebellious suburban adolescent to complex adult in New York City and struggles to establ...

Elissa Schappell, "a diva of the encapsulating phrase, capable of conveying a Pandora's box of feeling in a single line" (The New York Times Book Review) delivers eight provocative, darkly funny linked stories that map Ameri...