Part 4, Chapters 1-3, pgs. 371-445 Summary

Part Four takes place in summer of 1974. Klara Sax is 54 and in between projects. She has celebrity status but does not like being recognized.

When her daughter comes to town, they have lunch and walk around in the Village. Teresa is 25 years of age at the time. Klara finds it difficult to talk with her daughter. Teresa wants Klara to visit her father but Klara says that it is not a good idea.

Miles Lightman is a friend of Klara's and is eight or nine years younger than she is. He produces documentaries and works for a film distributor. They play cards in the evening at her loft.

Klara and Miles attend a film viewing. Klara's friend Acey Greene is there. She attends rooftop parties during the summer and at one of them meets a...