It will be shelved under 'Autobiography' or 'Memoirs, ' but it is also a masterful work of anthropology, a compelling tale of a stubborn female individual coming of age in upper-class America just before women's rights kicked in. Laced with a subtle under-wit and sometimes alarming candor, Girl Intrepid will captivate you. - Gail Godwin, author of A Mother and Two Daughters and
