Moving On Summary and Analysis

Nora moves into the Apthorp apartment building with her two children after she gets a divorce. The story of the apartment is a story about love. In the beginning she can see no wrong in her great love, even ignoring signs that the apartment is not what one would think, like how one would ignore smell of another women's perfume on the man one loves. To complicate matters, her sister and several friends move into the building. Nora even meets and marries her new husband in the building. They are like one happy family, continually reminding themselves of the rent deal they have. But then things take a turn. Laws regarding rent stabilization change and the landlords hire managers named Barbara Ross, with whom Nora would have to negotiate rent increases. Nora agrees to a new rent and stays...