Edith Seagrace has come to New York City from a small upstate town to begin her summer internship at Ubu magazine, a last outpost of literary sophistication and style. In all of Manhattan, she knows only one person, her flamboyant roommate, Clarence, and the two have hopes that this summer will be the kickoff of what they call Real Life.
But there are others who know about Edith and await her arrival - her eccentric neighbor, who plans to reveal herself as the woman who gave birth to Edith twenty-one years ago; the ailing editor in chief of Ubu, who may or may not know he is Edith's father; and Edith's new boss, a woman who advocated an abortion all those years back to preserve order at the magazine.
Though she is the last person on earth to recognize its effects, Edith has a charm, a certain something that draws people to her. Unwittingly, she becomes a lightning rod for the lost dreams and desires of this group of lonely sophisticates, and her presence forces them to reconsider decisions made and bargains struck long ago.
With its deft wit and stylishly drawn characters, Loving Edith evokes the hot, dreamy enchantment of New York summers, the endless possibilities of being twenty-one, and the fleeting, brilliant allure of a second chance.

Mary Tannen

Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)

Longman Publishing

United States, United States of America

New York, New York State, 1995

Jun 01, 1996

US, 1996

Light-hearted novel set in 1990s New York.
This is the story of Edith Seagrace, a fresh-faced college girl plunged into New York's chic literary circles. It has stylishly drawn characters, gentle satire, and true-to-life depiction of the Manhattan art and publishing worlds

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