{"product_id":"lying-low-9780452279452","title":"Lying Low","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A nearly flawless performance--a beautifully constructed, elegantly written book, delicate in its perceptions, powerful in its impact.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe riveting story of four crucial days in the lives of four people sharing a rambling Victorian house, \"lying low\" and harboring secrets not meant to be shared \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheo Wait, a middle-aged former ballet dancer, and her brother, Anton, have taken in two boarders: beautiful Lynn, who never receives mail or visitors; and energetic and effusive Ouida, a Brazilian student and illegal alien who won't let complicated bureaucratic wrangles and constant fear of deportation taint her vision of America as the land of opportunity.\u003cp\u003eA faked identity, a search for one of the FBI's most wanted escaped prison convicts, and a Brazilian feast that spins out of control kick the plot into high gear. While each of these characters has been plagued by a sense of impending disaster, the terrible thing they've all been fearing comes from an entirely unexpected direction, shattering all of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452279452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.41w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/1998 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Diane Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458806014133,"sku":"9780452279452","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780452279452.jpg?v=1791297180","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lying-low-9780452279452","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}