Lying Low
by Johnson, Diane
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394498909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498904
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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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
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JCOSjohLYI
- Title
- Lying Low
- Author
- Johnson, Diane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394498909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498904
- Publisher
- Knopf, 1978
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978-01-01
- Size
- 8x6x1
- X weight
- 19 oz
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