- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Plume (April 21 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0452279453
- ISBN-13: 978-0452279452
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,017,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
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.
About the Author
Diane Johnson is the author of the bestselling novel Le Divorce, a 1997 National Book Award finalist, as well as twelve other books, including the novels Persian Nights, Health and Happiness, Lying Low, The Shadow Knows, and Burning (all available in Plume editions). She divides her time between San Francisco and Paris.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
half of this book was enough,
By lisatheratgirl "lisatheratgirl" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lying Low (Paperback)
i loved diane johnson's other booksthis one i couldn't even finish although i lived through the period depicted, in today's world it seemed dated and irrelevant halfway through i didnt know where the plot was going and didnt care i felt no sympathy for the characters who seemed to be in messes of their own making, although everything was so vague it was hard to tell what was going on i felt no sense of urgency or suspense about the story how this could have been a national book award finalist is beyond me i agree it was pretty awful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Awful. Just pure awful.,
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This review is from: Lying Low (Paperback)
Its a sad comment on the state of our intellectual life that a book this trite gets accorded any serious notice.
1.0 out of 5 stars
When is it over?,
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This review is from: Lying Low (Paperback)
I read Le Divorce and was pleased, so when I read the back of this book I was intrigued. I usually read books in 3-4 days, but this one took almost two months to read. I wasn't sure where the author was headed. The characters had shady pasts that were touched upon, but you never quite knew what happened until almost the very end. This did not make you curious, as in a mystery, it made you frustrated. Needless to say, I was quite disappointed.
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