A tantalizing debut about a woman drawn into the orbit of her friend's wealthy artist family in New York City and the complications and consequences that arise when she embarks on a secret relationship with the golden-boy older brother "A delicious take on class, friendship, and desire." —Christina McDowell, author of The Cave Dwellers Pretending is an art, and all art comes at a price... Ren loves and hates Etta, her best friend since they met at NYU nearly a decade ago. Etta defines Ren's New York. She lavishes her with designer hand-me-downs and takes her along to parties at trust fund lofts and Hamptons estates. But when Etta moves to Barcelona with no warning, Ren is left to face who she is without her, her unremarkable life of shoebox apartment, thankless job, and estranged family. Enter Archer, Etta's older brother, whom Ren's always been infatuated with. In his sister's absence, suddenly he's inviting Ren to visit...
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A tantalizing debut about a woman drawn into the orbit of her friend's wealthy artist family in New York City and the complications and consequences that arise when she embarks on a secret relationship with the golden-boy older brother"A delicious take on class, friendship, and desire." —Christina McDowell, author of The Cave Dwellers
Pretending is an art, and all art comes at a price...
Ren loves and hates Etta, her best friend since they met at NYU nearly a decade ago. Etta defines Ren's New York. She lavishes her with designer hand-me-downs and takes her along to parties at trust fund lofts and Hamptons estates. But when Etta moves to Barcelona with no warning, Ren is left to face who she is without her, her unremarkable life of shoebox apartment, thankless job, and estranged family.
Enter Archer, Etta's older brother, whom Ren's always been infatuated with. In his sister's absence, suddenly he's inviting Ren to visit...