The Lily Playhouse is a crumbling theatre in 1940s New York,
hosting shows with chorus lines, flashy dancers, and not much plot. Vivian Morris, a 19 year old girl recently
kicked out of Vassar College, is set to spend the summer there with her Aunt
Peg, the Lily’s owner. What follows is a romping good time for Viv, a young
girl with a taste for adventure and a flare for fashion! Making quick friends
with flashy showgirls and handsome lead actors, Viv throws herself at life with
reckless abandon. When her joie de vivre gets her into a bit more trouble than
she can flirt her way out of, Viv is forced to leave New York and reassess her
life.
Told from the perspective of Viv as a 95 year old woman, the
narration follows Viv’s fabulous, flouncy life as a young adult, as well as her
personal development through her twenties, thirties, forties, and beyond.
Living through World War 2, moon landings, and the ups and downs of day to day
life, Viv manages to go from a relatively vapid youth to a skilled tailor and dearly
beloved friend to her community at large.
While the
bright lights, partying, and excitement of New York City was entertaining for
the first portion of the book, I found I really enjoyed seeing Viv progress
beyond that character. She went through
a lot of really interesting character developments and managed to turn into
someone who is still interesting and exciting, but far less exhausting. This change really came through with the help
of the various different friendships Viv forms throughout her life. While this book was initially described to me
as an exciting, flirty, 1940s New York style novel, I would argue it is far
more an ode to friendship.
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