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After eleven years of devotion to her father, Isabel Moore suddenly finds herself with what most of us dream of: a chance to create a totally new existence. Witty, brave, intelligent, and passionate, she sets out to conquer the world. She is supported by the loving encouragement of two old school friends, rapidly becomes involved with two men -- and then discovers that before she can grasp the present she must make her final payments to the past.
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A first class writer. . . . A splendid balancing act of the intellect and the emotions on a high-tension wire. The New York Times
"A novel of great vitality and wit. . . . It can be read on many levels and enjoyed on every one of them." Philadelphia Inquirer
"Incredibly perceptive and good." Houston Chronicle
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"A first class writer. . . . A splendid balancing act of the intellect and the emotions on a high-tension wire."--The New York Times "A novel of great vitality and wit. . . . It can be read on many levels and enjoyed on every one of them." --Philadelphia Inquirer "Incredibly perceptive and good."--Houston Chronicle "Every so often a first novel of extraordinary quality . . . becomes a commercial as well as artistic success. . . . It couldn't happen to a better novel."--Los Angeles Times
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"A novel of great vitality and wit. . . . It can be read on many levels and enjoyed on every one of them." Philadelphia Inquirer
"Incredibly perceptive and good." Houston Chronicle
"Every so often a first novel of extraordinary quality . . . becomes a commercial as well as artistic success. . . . It couldn't happen to a better novel." Los Angeles Times"
"A first class writer. . . . A splendid balancing act of the intellect and the emotions on a high-tension wire."--The New York Times "A novel of great vitality and wit. . . . It can be read on many levels and enjoyed on every one of them." --Philadelphia Inquirer "Incredibly perceptive and good."--Houston Chronicle "Every so often a first novel of extraordinary quality . . . becomes a commercial as well as artistic success. . . . It couldn't happen to a better novel."--Los Angeles Times
Mary Gordon is the author of the novels Spending, The Company of Women, The Rest of Life, Final Payments, and The Other Side, as well as the memoir The Shadow Man. She has received a Lila Wallace--Reader's Digest Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 1997 O. Henry Award for best story. She teaches at Barnard College and lives in New York City.
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- PublisherBallantine Books Inc.
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0345329732
- ISBN 13 9780345329738
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages307
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