Devotion
Published on 15. August 2019
Book
Hardback
292 pages
978-0-571-34906-7 (ISBN)
Description
Ella Crawford is 26, lonely, and so broke that she seduces strange men when she suspects they'll buy her dinner. Her fate changes the day she begins nannying for a rich and beautiful Upper East Side mother. Both women are just 26 - but unlike Ella, Lonnie has a doting husband and son, artistic talent, and old family money. Ella is mesmerised by Lonnie's girlish affection and disregard for the normal boundaries of friendship and marriage, but resentment grows too, alongside this dizzying attraction.
Crackling with sensuality and heart-quickening suspense, Madeline Stevens' searing debut novel explores themes of class, aspiration, female friendship, sexuality, and obsession.
Crackling with sensuality and heart-quickening suspense, Madeline Stevens' searing debut novel explores themes of class, aspiration, female friendship, sexuality, and obsession.
More details
Person
Madeline Stevens has worked as a nanny in New York City for seven years. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and was mentored by novelist Lidia Yuknavitch. She founded the Sundays at Erv's reading series in Brooklyn and has been invited to read at series including The Freya Project, Dead Rabbits, and Columbia Selects at KGB bar.