A Small Indiscretion (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 141047867X ISBN 13: 9781410478672

Synopsis

Two decades after a winter spent in London as an escape from a bleak future in her hometown, successful designer Annie Black leaves her family behind in San Francisco and returns to London to piece together the events of a fateful night of indiscretions from her past.

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Review

Advance praise for "A Small Indiscretion
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"An engrossing, believable, gracefully written family drama that reveals our past's bare-knuckle grip on our present."--Emma Donoghue, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Room"
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"A stunning debut by Jan Ellison . . . Like the photograph that arrives in the mail and sets in motion the plot of this gorgeous novel, "A Small Indiscretion" reminds us of the intensity of youthful desire and of the fragile nature of a marriage built on secrecy."--Ann Packer, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Dive from Clausen's Pier"
"It might be convenient if our mistakes would fade with time rather than hunt us down complete with consequence, but that wouldn't make for the kind of taut, hypnotic story Jan Ellison tells. The impact of narrator Annie Black's 'small' indiscretion is anything but, and in a brilliantly paced unraveling, Ellison makes vivid the sometimes tragic interplay of choice and fate, lust and love, youth and adulthood--which can bring its own mistakes. Absorbing, chilling, and moving, "A Small Indiscretion" is the debut of an elegant writer who will be known and admired from the start."--Robin Black, author of "Life Drawing
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"An emotional thriller of the Anita Shreve variety, with revelations that continue and relationships that evolve until the final pages . . . Connoisseurs of domestic suspense will finish this book in a few breathless sittings, then wait eagerly for Ellison's next trick.""--Kirkus Reviews"
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"[A] cleverly constructed debut . . . a deftly crafted, absorbing novel that peels back the layers of Annie's character as it reveals the secrets of her past and present."--"Booklist"

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About the Author

Jan Ellison is a graduate of Stanford University and San Francisco State University's MFA Program. She has published award-winning short fiction, and was the recipient of a 2007 O. Henry Prize for her first story to appear in print. Her work has also been shortlisted for "Best American Short Stories" and the Pushcart Prize. She lives in Northern California with her husband and their four children. "A Small Indiscretion" is her first book.

Edition details

• Publication date: 1663
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 141047867X
• ISBN 13: 9781410478672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 481