"Claire Ambler" by Booth Tarkington is a novel that follows the adventures and misadventures of a debutante during the Gilded Age. As this flapper goes through life and travels, she gains the experiences she needs to learn how she must transition from the self-absorbed nature of adolescence in the roaring 20s to the selflessness and maturity that comes with adulthood. This book shows how between the ages of 17 and 25, men and women go through perhaps their most drastic changes.
