In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons

Alex is 22 years old and staying with a much older, wealthy man in the Hamptons. She's the protagonist of Emma Cline's new novel, an outsider looking in at the perfectly pruned life people of a certain social status lead in these towns. In today's episode, Cline speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how her heroine navigates the unfamiliar world she finds herself in, and how power is so unequally wielded in those spaces. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy