In his 2004 novel I Am Charlotte Simmons, writer and social critic Tom Wolfe describes a sharp-witted female student who is, on paper, ideally suited for an Ivy League school, yet she finds herself brought down by a destructive social life at a fictional university.

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In his 2004 novel I Am Charlotte Simmons, writer and social critic Tom Wolfe describes a sharp-witted female student who is, on paper, ideally suited for an Ivy League school, yet she finds herself brought down by a destructive social life at the fictional university she attends.

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Yes, the uber-successful, sharp-witted freelance writer decided that making a living as a single mom required showing up in virtual drag.

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Instead, she played a lawyer, a presidential candidate's sharp-witted wife and the queen of England.

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