The Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin is a non-fiction look at life in the Upper East Side.
Martin grew up in the midwest and her move to New York City after marrying was somewhat of a culture shock.
Her book provides some over the top examples of life with too much money, which is a far cry from what my own life is like. However, after reading books like The Devil Wears Prada my surprise at the way this special population lives was minimal.
I did see a little press criticizing Martin's book but I enjoyed it and found this a great insider's look at a life I will never lead.
3 comments:
What a title! Non-fiction is not my thing typically but I'd read this.
Hope you are having fun on vacation! I wish I was on one, myself.
I see you are listening to THE BOYS IN THE BOAT. Isn't if fabulous? Where are you on vacation?I'm stuck at home waiting for the air-conditioning man to show up! Sigh.
I read a NY Times review of this and it was relatively thumbs down. I'm still intrigued. When do you come home?
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