This novel ends with its protagonist being mangled by falling into the wheel of a steamboat, and fictionalizes the last days of the socialite (*) Starr Faithfull.
While looking out of a window, a character in this novel sees a dog grab her favorite puppy with her teeth and lift its hind leg in order to teach it to pee standing up. As a child, the protagonist of this novel was molested by her uncle's friend Major Boam. This novel begins with its protagonist stealing a mink coat from her lover in revenge for him violently tearing her dress the night before. This novel ends with its protagonist being mangled by falling into the wheel of a steamboat, and fictionalizes the last days of the socialite (*) Starr Faithfull. The first two letters of this novel's title are capitalized, as its title refers to an old telephone exchange name used in Manhattan. This 1935 novel focuses on the affair between Weston Liggett and Gloria Wandrous. Published one year after its author's first novel, Appointment in Samarra, for 10 points, name this novel by John O'Hara.
While looking out of a window, a character in this novel sees a dog grab her favorite puppy with her teeth and lift its hind leg in order to teach it to pee standing up.
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