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Tells the story of three Chicagoans--a disturbed young woman, an alcoholic opera singer, and an idealistic psychiatrist--whose lives are changed by a mysterious woman
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Sara Paretsky lives in Chicago with her husband. She is the author of the V. I. Warshawski novels, all published by Hamish Hamilton and Penguin: INDEMNITY ONLY (1987), DEADLOCK (1987), KILLING ORDERS (1987), BITTER MEDICINE (1988), TOXIC SHOCK (1990), GUARDIAN ANGEL (1992), TUNNEL VISION (1995), V. I. FOR SHORT (1996).
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y's genius made Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski a household name. Now the New York Times bestselling author explores an unseen corner of the city she loves. In Ghost Country she has written a parable for the millennium, a powerful, haunting novel of magic and miracles, of four troubled people who meet beneath Chicago's shadowy streets--and of the woman whose mysterious appearance changes all of their lives forever.
They come from different worlds and meet at a time of crisis for all of them. Luisa, a drunken diva fallen on hard times, discovers on Chicago's streets a drama greater than any she has experienced onstage. Madeleine, a homeless woman, sees the Virgin Mary's blood seeping through a concrete wall beneath a luxury hotel. Mara, a rebellious adolescent cast out by her wealthy grandfather, becomes the catalyst for a war between the haves and have-nots as she searches among society's casto
They come from different worlds and meet at a time of crisis for all of them. Luisa, a drunken diva fallen on hard times, discovers on Chicago's streets a drama greater than any she has experienced onstage. Madeleine, a homeless woman, sees the Virgin Mary's blood seeping through a concrete wall beneath a luxury hotel. Mara, a rebellious adolescent cast out by her wealthy grandfather, becomes the catalyst for a war between the haves and have-nots as she searches among society's casto
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- PublisherWheeler Pub Inc
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1568956827
- ISBN 13 9781568956824
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages525
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