Here is a love story that begins with the divorce: a riotous, colorful, nostalgic tale of an unusual girl's coming of age amid the swirling adult world of New York nightlife, with its Runyonesque mix of gamblers, showgirls, and zoot-suited mobsters.

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Reviews from the U.S. and Canadian editions:

• Publishers Weekly
• Los Angeles Times
• San Francisco Chronicle
• The New York Times
• Washington Post
• Bantam Books
• Chicago Tribune
• Now Magazine - Toronto
• Toronto Sun
• The Vancouver Province
• Toronto Star
• Daily Variety - Hollywood