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Synopsis
Joan Didion's electrifying first novel is a haunting portrait of a marriage whose wrong turns and betrayals are at once absolutely idiosyncratic and a razor-sharp commentary on the history of California. Everett McClellan and his wife, Lily, are the great-grandchildren of pioneers, and what happens to them is a tragic epilogue to the pioneer experience, a story of murder and betrayal that only Didion could tell with such nuance, sympathy, and suspense.
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Joan Didion's electrifying first novel begins with a murder on the bank of the Sacramento River--a murder that is at once an act of vengeance and a blind attempt to shore up a disintegrating marriage. Out of that act, Didion constructs a tragic and beautifully nuanced work of fiction.
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JOAN DIDION is celebrated in the worlds of journalism, literature, and film. She is the author of seven previous books of nonfiction and five novels. With her late husband, John Gregory Dunne, she wrote many screenplays including The Panic in Needle Park and A Star Is Born. She lives in New York City.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0140048545
- ISBN 13 9780140048544
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60148787: 1979. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Papier jauni. 222 pages. Texte en anglais. Quelques rousseurs. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60148787
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