The emperor's children / Messud, Claire

Three friends on the verge of their thirties--beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite; Danielle, a quiet TV producer; and Julius, a freelance writer--make their way through New York City, until Marina's idealistic cousin, Bootie, arrives to complicate their lives.

Three friends, Marina Thwaite, Danielle, and Julius, struggling to make their way in New York City, find their friendship tested when an idealistic college dropout comes to town, changing the friend's lives forever.