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A Vibrant Novel of Self-Discovery, Friendship, and the Exuberant Fashion Scene of 1980s San Francisco
Mariner Books Read Kindle PreviewFrom the author of the βdelightfulβ (New York Times Book Review)Β Mary Jane, a new novel of found family, growing up, and the best and worst of the 1980s, revolving around San Franciscoβs most exclusive department store, I. Magnin. Nineteen-year-old Zippy can hardly believe it: sheβs the newest and youngest salesgirl at I. Magnin, βSan Franciscoβs Finest Department Store.β Every week, she rotates her three spruced-up Salvation Army outfits and Vaseline-shined pumps; still, sheβs thrilled to walk those pumps through the employee entrance five days a week as she saves to buy something new. For a girl who grew up in a one-bedroom apartment above a liquor store with her mother and her motherβs madcap boyfriend, Howard; a girl who wanted to go to college but had no help in figuring outΒ how;Β I. Magnin represents a real chance for a better and more elegant life. Or, at the very least, a more interesting one. Zippy may not be in school, but sheβs about to get an education that will stick with her for decades. Her fellow salesgirls (lifetime professionals) run the gamut from mean and indifferent to caring and helpful. The cosmetics ladies on the first floor share both samples and advice (βonly date a man with a Rolexβ); and her new roommate, Raquel, an ambitious lawyer, tells Zippy she can lose ten pounds easy if she joins Raquel in eating only every other day. Just when Zippy thinks sheβs getting a handle on how to be an adult woman in 1985, two surprises threaten both her sense of self and her coveted position at I. Magnin. Set in the Day-Glo colors of 1980s San Francisco,Β ShopgirlsΒ is an intoxicating novel of self-discovery, outrageous fashion, and family both biological and found. Start Reading SHOPGIRLS Now
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