The story becomes an obsession, distracting Rose from the job and romance falling to pieces around her. Rose must find a captivating angle to keep the story alive.Īnd she’s convinced she would have just that in the fourth floor’s Darby McLaughlin-if only Darby would speak to her. Although she was drawn to the unfortunately named WordMerge because it promised to be a sort of multimedia New Yorker, the realities of media on the internet are closing in. There’s got to be a story there, Rose thinks, and she convinces her boss to let her dig in.īut making an in-depth, historical piece resonate with readers in a digital era isn’t going to be as easy as she thinks. These women, now in their 80s, are sequestered away on the fourth floor. Although the building has been updated-with prices to prove it-a few of the building’s 1950s residents still call it home. But half a century ago, her New York City apartment got its start as a room in the Barbizon Hotel for Women. The space she inhabits is a newly renovated condo. When Rose Lewin’s boss pushes her for story ideas, she can’t help but look to her own residence.
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