Elizabeth Gilbert - A Cidade das Mulheres

In the summer of 1940, at the age of 19, driven by her parents' desperation, Vivian Morris arrives in Manhattan with only a suitcase and a sewing machine. Although little appreciated at the prestigious Vassar College, her special talent with needles and her dedication to achieving the perfect hairstyle eventually transform her into the star stylist of Lily Playhouse, the decadent variety theater of her unconventional Aunt Peg.

Despite the war, life in New York is anything but boring. In this city of women, Vivian and her friends try to be free and drink life to the last drop. But she will also discover that she has lessons to learn and bitter mistakes to make, and that to live the life she truly desires, she will have to reinvent herself at every step.