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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content; the art world's social dynamics include affairs
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the art world setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of ambition, authenticity versus performance, and the art market's relationship to actual art
What this book is about
Lacey Yeager arrives in New York and works her way from auction house assistant to art dealer — always pushing, always calculating. Narrator Daniel Franks watches from the margins, narrating a story about art, ambition, and the New York art scene from the late 90s through the 2008 financial crisis. Steve Martin's literary fiction brings genuine art world knowledge to a character study of compelling amorality.
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