Review: Ella Berman’s ‘L.A. Women’ is a breezy retro novel with bite — and lots of familiar characters
- Posted on August 1, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Review: Ella Berman’s ‘L.A. Women’ is a breezy retro novel with bite — and lots of familiar characters

Frenemies bearing more than a little resemblance to Joan Didion and Eve Babitz circle each other in Ella Berman's Laurel Canyon tale about creativity, ambition and reluctant motherhood.