Men and women from their teenage years to their early thirties are vividly portrayed in this collection of stories as they fall in love, live together, fight, and break up. They inhabit a world where traditional values of marriage and family no longer exist. This group of young artists, journalists, lawyers, and actors living in New York City find it easier to decode the intricacies of the fast track than the more basic ones of the human heart.

A superbly organized, poignant and profound collection.
— The New York Times Book Review
“Susan Minot has a laser instinct for the clinching detail and the giveaway phrase.... A writer to watch.”
— Time