Modern Woman

Ruth Harris. St. Martin's Press, $5.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-312-92272-6

Harris traces the histories of three women, their careers, lovers and husbands, along the tumultuous timelines of the '60s and '70s as they seek fame and fortune in the New York publishing and journalistic milieu. ``While sprightly and replete with interesting personalities, the novel is overwrought with cliches and prosaic situations,'' noted PW. (Sept.)

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