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Lying Low  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Lying Low - 1st Edition/1st Printing

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Lying Low - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Johnson, Diane

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; The book is about a girl named Alex who is trying to find her place in the world after her mother's death. Alex is a smart and independent girl, but she feels like she doesn't fit in anywhere. She starts to lie low and avoid people, but she eventually starts to find her place.; 8vo; $5.00 .

Synopsis

A National Book Award finalist, this novel relates the events of four crucial days in the lives of four people sharing a rambling Victorian house, "lying low" and harboring secrets not meant to be shared. Theo Wait, a middle-aged former ballet dancer, and her brother, Anton, have taken in two boarders: beautiful Lynn, who never receives mail or visitors; and energetic and effusive Ouida, a Brazilian student and illegal alien who won't let complicated bureaucratic wrangles and constant fear of deportation taint her vision of America as the land of opportunity. A faked identity, a search for one of the FBI's most wanted escaped prison convicts, and a Brazilian feast that spins out of control kick the plot into high gear. While each of these characters has been plagued by a sense of impending disaster, the terrible thing they've all been fearing comes from an entirely unexpected direction, shattering all of their lives.

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Bookseller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
111791
Title
Lying Low - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Johnson, Diane
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1978
Keywords
Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print

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