Age of Consent

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"A total time machine—I loved it."—Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go BernadetteOne of Harper's Bazaar's Best Summer Books to Read in 2020A daringly honest, sexy debut novel about three young women coming of age in 1980s New England and New York—a bingeable summer readIt's 1983. David Bowie reigns supreme, and downtown Manhattan has never been cooler. But Justine and Eve are stuck at Griswold Academy, a Connecticut boarding school. Griswold is a far cry from Justine's bohemian life in New Haven, where her parents run a theater and struggle to pay the bills. Eve, the sophisticated daughter of status-obsessed Park Avenue parents, also feels like an outsider amidst Griswold's preppy jocks and debutantes. Justine longs for Eve's privilege, and Eve for Justine's sexual confidence. Despite their differences, they form a deep friendship, together grappling with drugs, alcohol, ill-fated crushes,...