The Object LessonIn a combination romance, metaphysical mystery, and revealing journey through the lives of affluent Manhattanites, a man finds himself stumbling into a shadowy maze of intrigue, where politics and fashion, high society and the demimonde meet. A remarkable debut novel. |
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