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The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War II, a powerful and moving tale of prejudice and pride that echoes the cultural and social issues of today. Anne Bishop seems like a typical Vassar sophomore�one of a popular group of privileged WASP friends. None of the girls in her circle has any idea that she�s Jewish, or that her real name is or that her real first name is Miriam. Pretending to be a Gentile has made life easier�as Anne, she no longer suffers the snubs, snide remarks, and daily restrictions Jews face. She enjoys her college life of teas, late-night conversations, and mixers. She turns a blind eye to the casual anti-Semitism that flourishes among her friends and classmates�after all, it's no longer directed at her. But her secret life is threatened when she becomes fascinated by a girl not in her crowd. Delia Goldhush is sophisticated, stylish, brilliant, and unashamedly Jewish�and seems not to care that she�s an outcast among the other students. Knowing that her growing closeness with Delia would be social suicide if it were discovered, Anne keeps their friendship quiet. Delia seems to understand�until a cruelty on Anne�s part drives them apart and sends them scattering to other corners of the world, alone and together.