Life Sentences - Softcover

Lippman, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061944882 ISBN 13: 9780061944888

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2010

Synopsis

Author Cassandra Fallows believes she may have found the story that could become her next bestseller. When she was a girl growing up in a racially diverse middle-class neighborhood in Baltimore, a shy, quiet, unobtrusive child named Calliope Jenkins orbited Cassandra's circle of friends. Later Calliope would be accused of an unspeakable crime and would spend seven years in prison for refusing to speak about it. But by delving too deeply into Calliope's dark secrets, Cassandra may inadvertently unearth a few of her own--forcing her to reexamine the memories she holds most precious, as the stark light of truth illuminates a mother's pain, a father's betrayal . . . and what really transpired on a terrible day that devastated not only a family but an entire country.

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Product Description:

Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 368 in Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Author Cassandra Fallows has achieved remarkable success by baring her life on the page of Her the two widely withpopular memoirs The continue the to sell iskly. Acclaimed for their utal unexpurgated candor about friends. family. lovers-and herself. But now. after a singularly unsuccessful stab at fiction. Cassandra believes she may have found the story that will enable her triumphant return to nonfiction. When Cassandra was a girl. growing up in a racially diverse middle -class neighborhood in Baltimore. her best friends were all black: elegant. privileged Donna; sharp. shrewd Tisha; wild and worldly Fatima. A fifth girl orbited their world-a shy. quiet. unobtrusive ...

Review:

Lippman has enriched literature as a whole.--Chicago Sun-Times

"Theirs is a strong and vivid story, one that will intrigue many readers--especially, I suspect, women who find echoes of their own lives and friendships in this drama."--Washington Post

"Succeeds brilliantly... Lippman is in total command of her material, weaving strands about race, family myths and self-deception into a mystery so taut the reader is nearly afraid to keep going--and simultaneously powerless to stop.--People

"Lippman, a Baltimore native, skillfully brings the racial and economic tensions of her middle-class neighborhood to life in this poignant page-turner."--Daily News

"Lippman knows exactly what she's doing."--Seattle Times

Life Sentences is an original and intricately woven whydunnit, with characters as real as the Baltimore streets they live on.With Laura Lippman's unique storytelling and love of the genre, mystery awards will surely keep pouring in.--Madison County Herald, Mississippi

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061944882
• ISBN 13: 9780061944888
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368