In this explicit reincarnation of the great American novel, Nicolina, the aspiring neighbor of the mighty Jay Gatsby, ventures to unravel the mysteries of the modern-day tycoon amid his extravagant parties on Long Island Sound.

What she discovers goes far beyond any simple understanding of the man, of his hidden loves, and even of her own moral boundaries. She wants to despise Gatsby, but the feelings he incites hurl her into a tangled obsession that she cannot escape. She craves to strike out on her own as a strong and independent woman in the city, yet dominating forces beyond her control urge her to submit at every turn.

In the intelligent and irreverent exploration of the particular lives of the obscenely rich, and those who strive and struggle in their wake, nobody and nothing is as it seems. Through it all, Nicolina is driven to lay bare the full breadth of the American dream, no matter what it costs her in the end.