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Language: English
Published by Canongate Books Ltd, 2002
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- Title
- A True Story Based on Lies
- Author
- Clement, Jennifer
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1841952761
- ISBN 13
- 9781841952765
Set in contemporary Mexico, the book charts the consequences of a sexual relationship between Leonora, a servant in the wealthy O'Connor home, and her master. When a child, Aura Olivia, is born from this union she is brought up as the daughter of the house. As the novel unfolds, the "true" story gradually emerges.
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About the Author
Jennifer Clement is the author of the memoir Widow Basquiat, and the novels, A True Story Based on Lies, which was a finalist in the Orange Prize for Fiction, and The Poison That Fascinates. Her work has been featured in such publications as the American Poetry Review and the Nation.
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