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    612-822-4611

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Real People

Real People

Lurie, Alison

Paperback

General FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 150405329X
ISBN13: 9781504053297
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: Dec 18 2018
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
An artists' colony is a false paradise for a frustrated writer in this witty, knowing, and perceptive novel from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author (The New Yorker).

The mansion is called Illyria, but for the writers and artists who flock there each summer, it's a Garden of Eden where every artistic curiosity is explored. Away from family, friends, and ordinary responsibilities, the creative spirit can flower, nurtured by the company of other artistic souls. Janet Belle Smith's husband doesn't understand why she can't write at home--or really, for that matter, why she must write at all--but for Janet, the reason is clear: Only in Illyria can she be herself.

But as the writer mingles with her fellow artists--including a Marxist novelist, a Beat poet, and a wild-man sculptor--she begins to fear that the real her isn't who she expected, and Illyria is not the peaceful kingdom it appears to be. This creative paradise is rotting from the inside out, and if Janet doesn't move quickly, she'll be trapped in the rubble when the walls come tumbling down.

From the National Book Award-shortlisted author of Foreign Affairs, this humorous story goes down pleasantly, like a glass of lemonade (The New York Times).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author's collection.

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