night lights
variations in the night
amanda halfheartedly works in legacies a small greenwich village clothing boutique . shes never had a serious involvement only casual flings . sam is a midwesterner trying to make it as a reporter in the big city . he just left his hometown girlfriend back in ohio . amanda is afraid of commitment but doesnt know it . sam is prepared to abandon the budding relationship rather than risk rejection . from new york citys downtown night spots east to lower east side lofts here is a wry and bittersweet look at the complex 1980s relationships of two people whose own hearts have them terrified . br reviewing her first novel it was gon na be like paris the new york times called emily listfield an accurate often disarming reporter of her generations foibles . variations in the night continues her contemporary chronicles .
sam and amanda struggle to make their relationship survive their fears of commitment and rejection