"Reno, so-called because of the place of her birth, comes to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art world--artists colonize a deserted and industrial SoHo, stage actions in the East Village, and blur the line between life and art. Reno is submitted to a sentimental education of sorts-- by dreamers, poseurs, and raconteurs in New York and by radicals in Italy, where she goes with her lover to meet his estranged and formidable family. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, Reno is a fiercely memorable observer, superbly realized by [the author]."--Page 4 of cover.
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