A middle-class Princeton student who joins the Upper East Side socialites known as the Sally Fowler Rat Pack. Initially drawn to his ex-girlfriend Serena, he gradually falls for Audrey. He navigates his complex feelings toward wealth and his absent father while bonding with Charlie. The story concludes with him realizing his true feelings and hitchhiking back to Manhattan with Audrey and Charlie.
Tom becomes socially connected to Sally through her apartment-based social circle.
Sally Fowler's apartment is used for the group's afterparties, giving the social circle its name. Tom Townsend joins that circle and becomes a full-fl...
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