The outside of the book is not in great condition, but the pages are fine and it’s definitely readable! “City of Girls is a novel in the format of the main character, Vivian Morris, writing a letter to a woman named Angela about her life looking back as an old woman. That is, her life starting from arriving to New York City at 19 years old in 1940 after dropping out of Vassar College. Vivian, as an old woman, looks back at her life in fondness and describes her rises and failings as she grows up and the colorful cast of characters, friends and family in her life. Vivian experiences love, loss, Broadway theater, deep humiliation, the effects of World War II – all within the city of famous glittering lights. It’s a coming of age story about an inconsequential, beautiful and privileged person who lived a large life. The book itself was very exciting and vibrant, and Gilbert makes the city come to life from start to finish.” (From elizabethreadsbooks.com)