Life Sentences: A Novel by Laura Lippman (English) Paperback Book

Description: Life Sentences by Laura Lippman Author Cassandra Fallows has achieved remarkable success by baring her life on the page. Her two widely popular memoirs continue to sell briskly, acclaimed for their brutal, 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 child named Calliope Jenkins--who, years later, would be accused of killing her infant son. Yet the boys body was never found and Calliopes unrelenting silence on the subject forced a judge to jail her for contempt. For seven years, Calliope refused to speak and the court was finally forced to let her go. Cassandra believes this still unsolved real-life mystery, largely unknown outside Baltimore, could be her next bestseller. But her homecoming and latest journey into the past will not be welcomed by everyone, especially by her former friends, who are unimpressed with Cassandras success--and are insistent on their own version of their shared history. And by delving too deeply into Calliopes 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 mothers pain, a fathers betrayal . . . and what "really" transpired on a terrible day that changed not only a family but an entire country. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "From its gripping opening pages...Life Sentences may be the most absorbing, entertaining mystery published in the last year."--Boston Globe USA Today calls Laura Lippman, "A writing powerhouse," and Life Sentences powerfully confirms it. Past and present, truth and memory collide in this searing novel from a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have won virtually every major prize bestowed for crime fiction--from the Edgar(R) to the Anthony to the Agatha to the Nero Wolfe Award. As she did in her blockbuster What the Dead Know, Lippman takes a brief hiatus from her popular series character, Baltimore p.i. Tess Monaghan, to tell a riveting story of deceptions and dangerously fragile truths that People magazine says, "Succeeds brilliantly." Back Cover Author Cassandra Fallows has achieved remarkable success by baring her life on the page. Her two widely popular memoirs continue to sell briskly, acclaimed for their brutal, 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 child named Calliope Jenkins--who, years later, would be accused of killing her infant son. Yet the boys body was never found and Calliopes unrelenting silence on the subject forced a judge to jail her for contempt. For seven years, Calliope refused to speak and the court was finally forced to let her go. Cassandra believes this still unsolved real-life mystery, largely unknown outside Baltimore, could be her next bestseller. But her homecoming and latest journey into the past will not be welcomed by everyone, especially by her former friends, who are unimpressed with Cassandras success--and are insistent on their own version of their shared history. And by delving too deeply into Calliopes 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 mothers pain, a fathers betrayal . . . and what really transpired on a terrible day that changed not only a family but an entire country. Author Biography Since Laura Lippmans debut, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the "essential" crime writers of the last 100 years. Stephen King called her "special, even extraordinary," and Gillian Flynn wrote, "She is simply a brilliant novelist." Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her teenager. Review Lippman has enriched literature as a whole. -- Chicago Sun-TimesLife Sentences is an original and intricately woven whydunnit, with characters as real as the Baltimore streets they live on.With Laura Lippmans unique storytelling and love of the genre, mystery awards will surely keep pouring in. -- Madison County Herald, Mississippi"Lippman knows exactly what shes doing." -- Seattle Times"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"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 Review Quote "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." Details ISBN0061719927 Author Laura Lippman Short Title LIFE SENTENCES -LP Language English ISBN-10 0061719927 ISBN-13 9780061719929 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence Baltimore, MD, US Birth 1959 Subtitle A Novel Country of Publication United States Illustrations Illustrations, black and white; Illustrations, black and white AU Release Date 2009-04-14 NZ Release Date 2009-04-14 UK Release Date 2009-04-14 Pages 496 Edition Description Large type / large print edition Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Publisher US HarperCollins Imprint US William Morrow Large Print Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-12-13 US Release Date 2013-12-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:17250114;

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