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The decadent 1920s and 1930s in New York were a time of great experiment and daring for women. For the rich, life seemed a continual party, but the excesses took their emotional toll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a biting wit and perceptive insight, Dorothy Parker examines the social mores of her day and exposes the darkness beneath the dazzle. Her own life exemplified this duality; while she was one of the most talked-about women of her day, she was also known as a \"masochist whose passion for unhappiness knew no bounds\". 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Why, thank you, I'd like to awfully, but I'm having labour pains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcerbic, pithy and vibrant, Dorothy Parker's writings capture the dizzying decadence of Jazz Age New York. 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