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In McGowan's ambitious, lovingly satirical send-up of the art world, her first novel since 2006's The Duchess of Nothing, she tracks the harried stewards of a fictional New York City museum over a 24-hour period as they prepare for a swanky gala that will restore the institution's dubious reputation for integrity and financial solvency. Dozens of characters wander in and out of the action (readers would be well-served to bookmark the dramatis personae in the front matter), but McGowan ultimately settles on nine, includi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More