内容简介
Sarah Walters, the narrator of GIRLS IN TRUCKS, is a reluctantCamellia Society debutante. She has always felt ill-fitted to therococo ways of Southern womanhood and family, and is anxious toshake the bonds of her youth. Still, she follows the traditionalpath laid out for her. This is Charleston, and in this beautiful,dark, segregated town, established rules and manners meaneverything.
But as Sarah grows older, she finds that her Camellia lessonsfail her, particularly as she goes to college, moves North, andnavigates love and life in New York. There, Sarah and her group ofdisplaced deb sisters try to define themselves within the realitiesof modern life. Heartbreak, addiction, disappointing jobs and deathfail to live up to the hazy, happy future promised to them by theirCamellia mothers and sisters.
But as Sarah grows older, she finds that her Camellia lessonsfail her, particularly as she goes to college, moves North, andnavigates love and life in New York. There, Sarah and her group ofdisplaced deb sisters try to define themselves within the realitiesof modern life. Heartbreak, addiction, disappointing jobs and deathfail to live up to the hazy, happy future promised to them by theirCamellia mothers and sisters.