City of Girls A Novel

Praise for City of Girls:

"A novel as vibrant, sexy and wise as the author s megahit Eat Pray Love." People Magazine

"The girls and women of the book don't simply endure: they thrive, they dance, they live. Grab some champagne and toast " OprahMag.com

"Gilbert s new novel is a pitch-perfect evocation of the era s tawdry glamour and a coming-of-age story whose fizzy surface conceals unexpected gradations of feeling." New York Times Book Review (Editor s Choice)

"Gilbert stays true to her pledge that she won t let her protagonist s sexuality be her downfall, like so many literary heroines before her. That may be the most radical thing about a novel that otherwise revels in the old-fashioned pleasures of storytelling the right to fall down rabbit holes, and still find your own wonderland." EntertainmentWeekly.com

"A breezy, entertaining read and really, something better: a lively, effervescent, and sexy portrait of a woman living in a golden time Passion, Gilbert never tires of informing us, that's the stuff of life. Not money, not the Darwinian struggle for survival, certainly not the family you are born with passion is our raison d'etre. It's what makes us feel we are rocketing through the streets of New York City during the best days of our lives." NPR

"Her story is rich with memorable characters the larger-than-life leading lady the alluring leading man and a vibrant setting Gilbert's expert world-building, flawless dialogue, and attention to detail places you right in the middle of the action." Buzzfeed News

"The lush prose and firm belief in love that suffuses City of Girls will be a cool place to hide out as we enter a heated summer season of contentious presidential politics." San Francisco Chronicle

"[Elizabeth Gilbert s] witty dialogue sparkles like diamonds in champagne." The Washington Post

"Of course, one could and many will read it on the beach, but consider instead staying up late to turn pages after midnight, next to an open window on a hot summer night, fireworks flaring in the distance. That experience would mirror this novel s story and its style: intimate and richly sensual, razzle-dazzle with a hint of danger." USA Today

"A light, fizzy summer cocktail with a strikingly complex finish Gilbert s book is as deliciously refreshing as a fizzy summer drink, but truly, in its second half, it s also more like fine wine, thoughtfully crafted to be savored for its benefits." The Boston Globe

"A fizzy cocktail of a novel " The Wall Street Journal