FROM NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

There are many pleasures here, one of which derives from Ms. Eberstadt's affectionate observation of New York. An avant-garde opera attracts "a honking, hissing gaggle of young men in spatter-painted dinner jackets and military buzz cuts." Moreover, Ms. Eberstadt loves art, all sorts of art, and writes about it with joyful comprehension . . . . As an intelligent, exhilarating gallop through a rich, glittering landscape, this makes a wonderful jaunt. -- The New York Times Book Review, Roxana Robinson