The Magician's Girl Author:Doris Grumbach Doris Grumbach’s new novel tells the story of three New York women who meet at Barnard in the late 1930s, and fulfill their destinies from the 1940s to 1978. Minna Grant, a fanatical swimmer in her youth, becomes a professor of history. Liz Becker, child of Greenwich Village bohemian parents, achieves fame as a renowned photographer. Maud ... more »Noon, who as a girl suffers the loss of a beloved brother, becomes a respected poet.
The Magician’s Girl is rich with evocations of America’s past, from the flavors of New York City to academic life in the 1970s.« less