New York, 1972. A cloistered college student slips out of the dorms to attend a performance by a legendary experimental performance troupe. Within months, she has left campus life behind and joined the company, infatuated by its charismatic leader and his promises of absolute freedom. California, 1997. A theater teacher at an exclusive private school receives an unsettling letter. With her job at risk and her past clawing at her carefully constructed present, what will she do to protect the life she has made?
Sleek ... Roars from New York City sleaze to sun-dazed Los Angeles guilt ... Exhilarating ... The dual narration is a structural delight. Young Allison’s chapters are written in propulsive, breath-hot first person ... Pacing is tight ... The principal players are deftly drawn, convincing in their messy fallibility.
