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America, anni Venti. Jordan Baker cresce negli ambienti più raffinati. Non le manca nulla: denaro, istruzione, la stoffa per il golf e inviti alle feste più esclusive dell'Età del Jazz. Queer e asiatica è in realtà guardata dall'alta società come poco più che un'attrazione esotica, e non può accedere a ciò che conta davvero. Ma il mondo è pieno di meraviglie: patti diabolici, illusioni sfolgoranti, fantasmi perduti e il potere arcano degli elementi. Jordan deve solo imparare a usarli...
Un classico americano, Il grande Gatsby, diventa qui un racconto di formazione ricco di magia, mistero e scintillanti eccessi.
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