Edie Sedgwick, the daughter of an eccentric, blue-blooded American family, was a Warhol superstar, speed freak, Chelsea Hotel resident, and, as much as anyone else, the living embodiment of the zeitgeist of New York in the 1960s. Jean Stein`s richly detailed biography (told in the form of an oral history) brings Sedgwick`s remarkable life and times alive. This biography is a must-read for anyone interested in Andy Warhol`s Factory or in the cultural history of downtown New York.