Review: "Well he knew that in this country, in this life, we fashion ourselves."
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2013
In this jewel of a book, Eve reflects each character in her intelligent gaze.  She has come from The the New York of The Rules Of Civility, to LA.  The people she encounters in each chapter are in the process of "winnowing away.  The process that time and intent reclaim the solitary soul for its grander purpose."  Others are in their ascendancy, a process in which she participates.  We seem to be learning the essence of Eve, but each chapter takes us a little deeper into mystery. We know that she moves with intent, but we never really discover the central core that makes her so essential to every interaction.  This book is a masterful vignette of a character to tease the mind.