El. knyga: Veronica

The friendship between Alison, a young woman struggling with her ruined career as a fashion model, and Veronica, an older eccentric and proofreader, survives Alison's return to the world of fashion and Veronica's battle with AIDS.

The unexpected friendship between two very different women--Alison, a beautiful young woman struggling to recover from her ruined career as a fashion model, and Veronica, an older eccentric and proofreader--survives both Alison's reentry into the world of fashion and Veronica's battle with AIDS as it has a profound influence on both women's lives. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Alison and Veronica meet amid the nocturnal glamour of 1980s New York: One is a young model stumbling away from the wreck of her career, the other an eccentric middle-aged office temp. Over the next twenty years their friendship will encompass narcissism and tenderness, exploitation and self-sacrifice, love and mortality. Moving seamlessly from present and past, casting a fierce yet compassionate eye on two eras and their fixations, the result is a work of timeless depth and moral power.