The Manhattan Girls Lib/E : HarperCollins : 9798200975631 : 16 Aug 2022 : It's a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parker?one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen?and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Renée Rosen. NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant. Here four extraordinary women form a bridge group that grows into a firm friendship. Dorothy Parker: renowned wit, member of the Algonquin Round Table, and more fragile than she seems. Jane Grant: first female reporter for the New York Times, and determined to launch a new magazine she calls The New Yorker. Winifred Lenihan: beautiful and talented Broadway actress, a casting-couch target. And Peggy Leech: magazine assistant by day, brilliant novelist by night.  Their romances flourish and falter while their goals sometimes seem impossible to reach and their friendship deepens