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“A brilliant newcomer ... Cohen is not only a talented writer; she is an artist.”—Andre Aciman, New York Times-bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name, the novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning film
A love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound adulthood
Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. Twenty-five-year-old Ava, however, feels right at home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded by her beloved books and sequestered away from her peers.
When Ava’s enigmatic friend Stephanie returns after an unplanned year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and fortune, promises to make Ava’s dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava’s romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie’s ambitions take the women in an unexpected—and precarious—direction.
In this humorous yet keenly observant coming-of-age story, Cohen brings us into a boisterous literary world bathed in hubris and ambition. With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, The Little Clan is both a wickedly fun yet sharply insightful look at friendship, feminism and finding yourself in your twenties.
“A brilliant newcomer ... Cohen is not only a talented writer; she is an artist.”—Andre Aciman, New York Times-bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name, the novel that inspired the Academy...
“A brilliant newcomer ... Cohen is not only a talented writer; she is an artist.”—Andre Aciman, New York Times-bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name, the novel that inspired the Academy Award-winning film
A love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound adulthood
Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. Twenty-five-year-old Ava, however, feels right at home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded by her beloved books and sequestered away from her peers.
When Ava’s enigmatic friend Stephanie returns after an unplanned year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and fortune, promises to make Ava’s dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava’s romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie’s ambitions take the women in an unexpected—and precarious—direction.
In this humorous yet keenly observant coming-of-age story, Cohen brings us into a boisterous literary world bathed in hubris and ambition. With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, The Little Clan is both a wickedly fun yet sharply insightful look at friendship, feminism and finding yourself in your twenties.
Ava Gallagher is an old soul, she loves her job as librarian of the Lazarus Club, where the residents are octogenarian enjoy living in the past. Ava’s friend Stephanie thinks Ava is far too young at 25 to be spending all her time around elderly people and not living her dream of becoming a writer. To begin with, Stephanie wants to set up a literary salon at the club, but her ideas of what that will consist of differs greatly from what Stephanie has planned. This is a story for book lovers to immerse themselves in, I want to work at the Lazarus Club!
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Natalie L, Reviewer
I'm not a sympathetic reader of the angst of the young who face life with little ambition and lots of quirks. That is essentially this stony. A cloistered twenty something, Ava, is a librarian at the Lazarus Club, looking for love and a career path.
As she matures sexually, she becomes enmeshed in plans to set up a literary salon with her friend Stephanie. As their unrealistic plans fall apart and their future looks bleak, Ava must again go out and seek a clear path and identity.
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Rosemary S, Librarian
Ava Gallagher is an old soul, she loves her job as librarian of the Lazarus Club, where the residents are octogenarian enjoy living in the past. Ava’s friend Stephanie thinks Ava is far too young at 25 to be spending all her time around elderly people and not living her dream of becoming a writer. To begin with, Stephanie wants to set up a literary salon at the club, but her ideas of what that will consist of differs greatly from what Stephanie has planned. This is a story for book lovers to immerse themselves in, I want to work at the Lazarus Club!
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Natalie L, Reviewer
I'm not a sympathetic reader of the angst of the young who face life with little ambition and lots of quirks. That is essentially this stony. A cloistered twenty something, Ava, is a librarian at the Lazarus Club, looking for love and a career path.
As she matures sexually, she becomes enmeshed in plans to set up a literary salon with her friend Stephanie. As their unrealistic plans fall apart and their future looks bleak, Ava must again go out and seek a clear path and identity.
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