The Last Room in Manhattan
About this audiobook
In one week, Karen Carmody, thirty, manages to lose both her job and sublet.
She is unemployed, broke, and homeless. As with every era, heartless landlords and high rents rule in 1980s Manhattan, landing Karen in the Arcadia, a “Home for Young Ladies”—never mind that most of its occupants are in their second or third youth.
Among its many eccentricities, the Arcadia is run by the Army of Light and thus off limits to males—so why has Karen’s secretive roommate, Martha, crammed a teenage boy into their tiny room? And speaking of males, there’s stockbroker and sexy jury-duty pal, Mark Pitofsky, to consider. Now that she’s hit rock bottom, things can only go up for Karen. Right?
About the author
Kathleen Rockwell Lawrence is the author of two novels: Maud Gone and The Last Room in Manhattan, as well as a collection of her essays: The Boys I Didn’t Kiss. A former Hers columnist for the New York Times, she’s also contributed to the New York Times Magazine, the OpEd Page, and the Travel Section. Her articles and essays have appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Newsday, the Chicago Tribune, and several other major publications. A member of PEN American Center, the Writers Room, and Irish-American Writers and Artists, she teaches at City University of New York.
Read by Gabra Zackman, Karen Sepulveda, Keisha Zollar, Fred Berman, Soneela Nankani, Nancy Wu, Emily Woo Zeller, Dara Rosenberg, Erin Moon, Piper Goodeve, Julia Farhat, and Saskia Maarleveld
