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City of Girls
    2019-09-18  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

《女孩之城》

“Life is both fleeting* and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything other than what you are.”

Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret, “City of Girls” explores themes of love and relationship.

In 1940, 19-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster* freshman-year performance. Her wealthy 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 charming 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 at 89, Vivian recalls how the events of those years changed 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.”

Author Elizabeth Gilbert previously wrote “Eat Pray Love.” (SD-Agencies)

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