Publisher's Synopsis
In 1966, longon to escape Levittown and her self-absorbed artist father, 14-year-old Maude secures a scholarship to a prestigious prep school. As family tensions surface, she tries to find a place in the worlds of art and social privilege. This third novel by previous regular fiction reviewer for the New Yorker's Briefly Noted' column provides a peek into both the 1960s avant-garde art world and the lives of the rich and fabulous.'