All that life can afford: a novel
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"A taut, lyrical, and life-affirming debut, All That Life Can Afford is a tale of aspirations, high society, and the bittersweet journey of turning over a new leaf while staying true to one's roots. I would arrive, blank like a sheet of notebook paper, and write myself new. As a child, Eva devoured London through library books--savoring its soft, dreamlike edges of castles and dances, a far cry from her life of co-pays and Craigslist and caring for her diabetic mother. She wanted to climb through the pages and live there. But when she arrives after college to a mildewed flat full of mousetraps, the real London, that free, intoxicating life of plenty, feels just as inaccessible as it did from America. Then she meets the Wilders--her stubborn, brilliant tutee Pippa, who whisks her off to Saint Tropez for winter lessons, and sphinxlike Faye, who dolls Eva up in her clothing and makeup, toting her around like a shiny new bauble. From Lisbon to Highgate, Eva is thrown into a heady whirlpool of luxury and excess, uncovering a hidden side of Europe, one where confidence is a birthright and blue blood runs through bulletproof veins. This life feels like a play upon a high, distant stage, but when Eva starts to take the role a little too seriously, she risks forgetting who she is underneath her borrowed clothes"--
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Everett, E. (2025). All that life can afford: a novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Everett, Emily, 1986-. 2025. All That Life Can Afford: A Novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Everett, Emily, 1986-, All That Life Can Afford: A Novel. Random House Large Print, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Everett, Emily. All That Life Can Afford: A Novel. Random House Large Print, 2025.
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