Critical Praise

"From Strauss, a novel concerning a Manhattan Four Seasons manager who witnesses the alarmingly bleak lives of women (herself included) confronting the loss of youth...These New York stories will remind some readers of Parker --- as in Dorothy, not Sarah Jessica."

—Kirkus Reviews

"Mesmerizing."

—Booklist, Starred Review

"Stellar...Subplots play out and scenes are revisited courtesy of a number of perspectives --- hotel employees, friends and family, hotel guests --- creating a near mosaic with twinges of darkness…this is quite sublime."

—Publishers

"This sharp and brilliant novel shows that truth cannot be seen from the outside. You’ll absorb every anecdote’s last detail as real human connection resurfaces and these women take steps to become the people they’ve always dreamed they’d be."

—Elle