Literary Fiction

Bottle Train

In 2010 Manhattan, model Lila Gao is trying to recover a career that once seemed to open every door. Returning to the VIP nightlife circuit reconnects her with an old flame and draws her into an ambitious outsider’s pursuit of status. Wu reworks the social pressures of The House of Mirth through fashion, club promotion and the economics of beauty, tracing how a glamorous invitation can become a form of dependence.

1 June 2027 · United States

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