NY: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1998. Dustwrapper shows slightly creased spine ends. Overall, a tight, clean copy of the first edition of this play by the Pulitzer Prize Winning author. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Lyssa Dent Hughes is the privileged, well-educated daughter of a Republican senator. She is the wife of a professor and the owner of a lovely house in Georgetown. She is also the president's nominee for Surgeon General. When the media discovers that once, long ago, she failed to respond for jury duty, this relatively minor misstep is portrayed as a serious moral lapse. A good friend uses the incident to make a point, scarcely thinking of the implications, and Lyssa must suffer the consequences. From that moment on, Lyssa Dent Hughes sits helplessly as the press investigates her family and friends, shattering her privacy, her career, and her world. Wendy Wasserstein's trenchant humor and sizzling dialogue combine with biting political commentary to produce a masterful, and topical, drama.

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Bookseller: abookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006571
Title: An American Daughter
Author: WASSERSTEIN, Wendy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0151003327
ISBN 13: 9780151003327
Publisher: Harcourt Trade Publishers
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1998
Keywords: AMERICAN DRAMA DRAMATIC WORKS AUTHOR
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