Kathleen Rockwell Lawrence is the author of two novels: Maud Gone and The Last Room in Manhattan, as well as a collection of her essays: The Boys I Didn't Kiss. A former Hers columnist for the New York Times, she's also contributed to the New York Times Magazine, the OpEd Page, and the Travel Section. Her articles and essays have appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, and several other major publications. A member of PEN American Center, the Writers Room, and Irish-American Writers and Artists, she teaches at City University of New York.
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In one week, Karen Carmody, thirty, manages to lose both her job and sublet. She is unemployed, broke, and homeless. As with every era, heartless landlords and high rents rule in 1980s Manhattan, landing Karen in the Arcadia, a “Home for Young Ladies... SEE MORE