Our History in New York

"Our History in New York" covers a single year in the lives of narrator Chloe, her long-time lover Helen, and their friends. From AIDS to the glory of Greenwich Village to romance and aging, the novel addresses time, art, mortality and community at a century's end. "The New York Times" said of this nationally reviewed author: "Abrams has a superb talent for the specific . She [has] her own style-a mixture of introspection, common sense, daydreaming and recollection-and controls it beautifully." "Sojourner" called "each chapter an exquisite short story . Abrams paints . neighborhoods with the precision of the old Dutch Masters."