LAST SUMMER in HARLEM
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Last published Wed, Aug 21, 2019
When reconciliation with an old flame goes horribly wrong, 24 year old Sidney Michaels is finally single and ready to rediscover parts of herself she's lost to relationships along the way. Following her successful debut as an indie author, she relocates to Harlem in search of limitless inspiration. After decided that this particular summer will be the last of her youth, she plunges herself into a sensational manic spiral of impulse. With sex liberation on the brain, a copy of Anna Karenina and nothing but free time to smoke joints while writing in Central Park she seeks to outdo herself yet again and establish herself as An American Great. With her ambitions coloring her focus more than ever, will love ever find her? Or has she been cursed to a lifetime of fleeting encounters that rarely satisfy? COMMENTS GREATLY APPRECIATED!
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