Summary

Anyone can see Lorraine Machuchi is no ordinary Brooklyn girl—anyone except for Lorraine, who's been too busy obsessing over Tommy Lupo to notice. Living day to day on his confusing midnight phone calls and her memories of their long-gone past, she's given up any opportunity of leaving Brooklyn. And though she never saw the home she loves as a failure, there are a lot of folks she's pissed off by staying put—her mother, her dead grandmother's ghost, not to mention the old Italian ladies who shake their heads at her in the pork store. And what's worse, the very guy she tossed everything away for just told her he'll never wind up with her—a girl who's not going anywhere.

Across the bridge to Manhattan, to be specific. She starts coloring hair at a swank salon where they actually appreciate a little talent, even if you have to bend some rules to use it. She gets a fabulous Park Avenue sublet, even if it does involve chasing around a dog/horse named Pooh-Pooh. She meets a guy who's actually...nice, though she's still too obsessed with Mr. Wrong to notice. And she's asked to become the newest member of the Princesses, Park Avenue's most powerful socialites. Sure, their $400 cashmere sweaters, charity balls for poor girls with small boobs, and 'sexy' yoga are a bit over-the-top, but sometimes a Brooklyn girl can learn a lot by discovering her own inner princess...like the fact that she's got a lot more control over her life than she'd ever imagined...