The lines separating reality from hallucination and outright lies is thin. Why does the house seem to have an unbreakable hold on everyone who inhabits its century-old walls? Why is the landlady so pleased to have all the rooms filled in a particular manner? Who is Bina’s new friend Monet Mathis, a reckless girl who hides behind colorful wigs? The house and its occupants have many secrets, but 17-year-old Bina is discouraged from asking questions. Upon arriving, she receives a warning from the mother of a departing boarder: Don’t move in. The next day, she arrives at Catherine House, a boardinghouse for young women in Manhattan’s West Village, where her mother spent a long-ago summer that Bina grew up hearing stories about. Sabina Tremper’s mother kicks her out in order to put space between Bina and her volatile stepsisters. A young woman leaves home in search of a refuge where she can reinvent herself but discovers she can’t escape the past.
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