Although Elise Perez and Jamey Hyde are next-door neighbors in New Haven, they come from different worlds. Elise grew up in public housing without a father and didn't graduate from high school. Jamey is a junior at Yale, heir to a private investment bank fortune. Nevertheless, the attraction is instant, and what starts out as sexual obsession turns into something greater. The couple moves to Manhattan in search of a new life, wandering through Newport mansions and East Village dives, WASP-establishment yacht clubs, and the grimy blocks below Canal Street, fighting the forces determined to keep them apart. A beautifully written novel that captures the ferocity of young love. --
Not sure whether to give it three stars or 3.5 because I didn't love it but I liked the ending. I had trouble liking the characters. I didn't care for Elise at first because I felt she was manipulating the relationship. I felt they had a lot of lust for each other but didn't feel the love or why they loved each other. In the end I come around to Elise and did see how much she cared for Jamey but it wasn't until those last few chapters. I enjoyed the book and I do wonder what will happen to them. Hopefully a good life because they have been through a lot in a year.
