Title: A Very Good Life
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Lynn Steward
Publisher: CreateSpace
Blurb
Although Lynn Steward’s debut
novel, A Very Good Life, takes place in 1970s New York City. it has
a timelessness to it. Dana McGarry is an "it" girl, living a
privileged lifestyle of a well-heeled junior executive at B. Altman, a high end
department store. With a storybook husband and a fairytale life, change comes
swiftly and unexpectedly. Cracks begin to appear in the perfect facade.
Challenged at work by unethical demands, and the growing awareness that her
relationship with her distant husband is strained, Dana must deal with the
unwanted changes in her life. Can she find her place in the new world where
women can have a voice, or will she allow herself to be manipulated into doing
things that go against her growing self-confidence?
A Very Good Life chronicles
the perils and rewards of Dana’s journey, alongside some of the most legendary
women of the twentieth century. From parties at Café des Artistes to the annual
Rockefeller Center holiday tree lighting ceremony, from meetings with business
icons like Estée Lauder to cocktail receptions with celebrity guests like
legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. Steward’s intimate
knowledge of the period creates the perfect backdrop for this riveting story
about a woman’s quest for self-fulfillment.
