The Shadow Line (First Edition)

Furman, Laura

ISBN 10: 0670637645 / ISBN 13: 9780670637645

Published by Viking Press, New York, 1982

About this Item

New York: Viking Press, 1982. First edition. First printing. Hardcover in black cloth with silver spine lettering. 270 pages. Octavo. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy. Jacket is bright, unclipped with original publisher's price of $14.95 intact, creased on flap, with a few small closed tears. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Laura Furman's debut novel, after a collection of stories, follows Liz Gold, a reporter who flees to Houston to escape her family and a failed marriage. There, she investigates a twenty-year-old murder of a prominent businessman's mistress, uncovering truths about the crime and herself. Furman's prose is noted for its clarity and subtlety, with The Washington Post Book World praising her as "a writer of great tact and discretion, a disciplined observer with an eye for the detail that brings into sharp focus the most subtle feelings.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shadow Line (First Edition)
• Publisher: Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670637645
• ISBN 13: 9780670637645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

When reporter Liz Gold fled to Houston to escape her family and her wrecked marriage, she investigates the twenty-year-old murder of the mistress of a prominent businessman and uncovers the truth about the murder--and herself

About the Author

Laura Furman was born in New York, and educated in New York City public schools and at Bennington College. Her first story appeared in "The New Yorker" in 1976, and since then her work has been published in many magazines, including "Yale Review, ""Southwest Review, Ploughshares, American Scholar, ""Preservation, House & Garden, " and other magazines. Her books include three collections of short stories", "two novels, ""and a memoir. She is the recipient of fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Dobie Paisano Project, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received grants in residency at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and in 2009 she was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. She taught for many years in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. Series editor of "The PEN/O.Henry Prize Stories "since 2002, Furman selects the twenty winning stories each year. She lives in Central Texas.""