A Flawed Promise
Schmalholz, Ellen
When Maddy Gold returns to New York in 1969 after a two-year stint in the Peace Corps in Kenya, she must adjust to a rapidly changing culture. Overwhelmed, she connects with friends on Fire Island for a revolutionary summer of free love, drugs and sex, as the Vietnam War continues to escalate. Seeking independence, she relocates to a singles paradise in California. Ten years later, she revisits New York, only to confront her dysfunctional fami...