In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She\'s Up to No Good .
With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own..
Because if there\'s one thing Marilyn\'s learned from Ada, it\'s that she doesn\'t have to settle.
As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches--for anyone but Marilyn, that is.
She\'s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules...mostly.
Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible.
To Marilyn\'s surprise, Ada\'s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described.
Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye.
If anyone can save their daughter\'s reputation, it\'s Philadelphia\'s strict premier matchmaker.
When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi\'s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer.
In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She\'s Up to No Good