Queenie

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480438958

<DIV><b>A cheeky portrait of an old-fashioned young woman&rsquo;s assimilation into the modern world</b></div><DIV></div><DIV>Set in 1960s New York, this piquant coming-of-age story concerns a teenage girl, Queenie, raised to become a &ldquo;kept woman&rdquo; in an exceedingly comfortable and well-adjusted&mdash;yet insular and retrograde&mdash;household. After enrolling in college, Queenie confronts new understandings, both personal and political, and gradually becomes cognizant of the dated values imparted upon her.</div><DIV>&#160;</div>Bringing her trademark stylishness and a remarkable exuberance to <i>Queenie</i>, Hortense Calisher simultaneously pays homage to and updates the Victorian storytelling approach in capturing the intellectual and sexual breakthroughs of a contemporary young woman.&#160;