Plume
April 1998
On Sale: April 1, 1998
288 pages ISBN: 0452279453 EAN: 9780452279452 Paperback Add to Wish List
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. β’ Johnson's most recent novel, Le Divorce, was a phenomenal success. β’ The thousands of new fans Johnson made with Le Divorce will be eager to read other books by this witty and delectable writer. β’ Lying Low was nominated for a National Book Award.
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