First published 2004
In the glittering social landscape of 1920s youth culture, wallflower Bernice Warren arrives at her cousin Marjorie's home desperate to escape small-town obscurity. Marjorie, a calculating social maven, decides to transform Bernice's painfully awkward persona—teaching her the razor-sharp art of attracting male attention. But when Bernice masters these manipulative tactics too perfectly, she threatens her cousin's own social dominance. A daring revenge plot emerges, pushing Bernice to make a dramatic statement that will shatter social expectations and redefine her own identity. With wit as her weapon, Bernice discovers that social reinvention comes with unexpected consequences.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, american-fiction, 20th-century, coming-of-age
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, social-climbing
Setting: America
Period: 1920s
48 pages · Paperback · Kessinger Publishing