Diario de una mentirosa (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Francis, Patry

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9788489367616: Diario de una mentirosa (Spanish Edition)

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ISBN 10: 8489367612 ISBN 13: 9788489367616

Publisher: Umbriel, 2009

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Jeanne lleva varios anos trabajando en la secretaria del instituto Bridgeway. Ali, en cambio, se enfrenta a su primer curso como profesora de musica. Jeanne esta casada con Gavin, un cirujano de renombre, y es madre de un conflictivo muchacho llamado Jamie. Ali, por su parte, esta separada y mantiene sendos romances con un companero del aula de profesores y con un atractivo vendedor de automoviles. Jeanne esta condenada a pasar inadvertida alli donde vaya. Ali, por el contrario, es el centro de atencion constante de alumnos, maestros y vecinos. Aunque ambas mujeres no tardan en hacerse amigas intimas, el abismo que separa sus respectivas personalidades no tardara en revelarse demasiado profundo. / When free-spirited Ali Mather takes a job as a music teacher at the high school, the entire building is abuzz with talk of her unconventional love life. She's married to a loyal and patient man but carrying on not-so-secret love affairs with a used-car salesman and a fellow teacher. Hyperefficient school secretary Jeanne Cross, married to Gavin, a prominent surgeon, is both fascinated and repulsed by Ali's unapologetic attitude. Although Jeanne has been unhappily married for years to a controlling man who is overly critical of their son, she has trouble admitting that her family is not as perfect as it may appear to outsiders. Then Jeanne finds with Ali the close friendship she has always longed for. But Ali's insights into the dark side of the Cross family, including Gavin's sexual proclivities, cause Jeanne to retreat further into herself, putting both her son and Ali in danger. Although her plot suffers from too many over-the-top twists and turns, first-novelist Francis does create a disturbing portrait of a hollow family done in by secrets and lies. Joanne Wilkinson

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About the Author:

Patry Francis is the author of The Liar's Diary and the blog 100 Days of Discipline for Writers. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in the Tampa Review, Antioch Review, Colorado Review, Ontario Review, and American Poetry Review, among other publications. She is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and has twice been the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant. She lives in Massachusetts.

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