In 1930s Paris, where one cheap hotel room resembles the next, a young woman tries to cultivate indifference. She has come to France after a personal tragedy in search of courage and independence. She expects nothing from others, certainly not kindness, and certainly not from men. She decides that tomorrow she will dye her hair blond. Jean Rhys was an unprecedented talent for her time, with an impressive ability to express the anguish of young, single women. In "Good Morning, Midnight," Rhys paints a powerful modern portrait of Sophia Jansen: her emancipation is far more painful and complicated than she anticipated, but her confession is imbued with triumph and joy.