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In 1940\, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College\, owing to her la ckluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manha ttan to live with her Aunt Peg\, who owns a flamboyant\, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entir e cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters\, from the fun-chasi ng showgirls to a sexy male actor\, a grand-dame actress\, a lady-killer w riter\, and a no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal\, it turns her new world upsi de down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimatel y\, though\, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she c raves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead t o the love of her life\, a love that stands out from all the rest. \; Now ninety-five years old and telling her story at last\, Vivian recalls h ow the events of those years altered the course of her life. "At some poin t in a woman's life\, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time\," she muses. "After that\, she is free to become whoever she truly is."
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