Place of girls

“The Place of the Girls” is the new bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert, who inspired the world with her novels “Eat, Pray, Cohat” and “The Nature of All Speech.” This is an intriguing novel about a woman's sexuality and freedom, about the courage of being yourself and the right to live the way you want. And also the story of an even unexceptional relationship, on which the war cast its shadow, and on a lasting friendship that is not easy to know, comprehend and appreciate, especially in such a difficult and fragile place as New York. The novel “A Place for Girls” begins in 1940, when nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris left a prestigious college. The fathers send their daughter to Manhattan to her aunt, the ruler of a small, protégé of a very eccentric theater. Unbelievably for himself, Vivian embraces the reality of pre-war bohemian life. Dating through the stars, unusual theatrical performances, non-streaming sex, rivers of alcohol and a sense of freedom will first fascinate and tempt you, and then knock the earth from under your feet. And that’s the end of Vivian’s path to life, which you need to go through in order to understand: you don’t have to be a good girl to be a good person.