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What We've Lost Is Nothing - A Novel (Paperback)
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What We've Lost Is Nothing - A Novel (Paperback)
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List price R450
Loot Price R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
You Save R73 (16%)
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In her "keenly observed" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) debut, Rachel
Louise Snyder author of the award-winning No Visible Bruises,
chronicles the twenty-four hours following a mass burglary in a
Chicago suburb and the suspicions, secrets, and prejudices that
surface in its wake. Nestled on the edge of Chicago's gritty west
side, Oak Park is a suburb in flux. To the west, theaters and shops
frame posh houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. To the east lies
a neighborhood still recovering from urban decline. In the center
of the community sits Ilios Lane, a pristine cul-de-sac dotted with
quiet homes that bridge the surrounding extremes of wealth and
poverty. On the first warm day in April, Mary Elizabeth McPherson,
a lifelong resident of Ilios Lane, skips school with her friend
Sofia. As the two experiment with a heavy dose of ecstasy in Mary
Elizabeth's dining room, a series of home invasions rocks their
neighborhood. At first the community is determined to band
together, but rising suspicions soon threaten to destroy the world
they were attempting to create. Filtered through a vibrant pinwheel
of characters, Snyder's tour de force evokes the heightened tension
of a community on edge as it builds towards an explosive
conclusion. Incisive and panoramic, What We've Lost Is Nothing
illuminates the evolving relationship between American cities and
their suburbs, the hidden prejudices that can threaten a way of
life, and the redemptive power of tolerance in a community torn
asunder. "Ideas abound in this thoughtful story, a demonstration of
the author's years of experience as a community organizer. What
We've Lost Is Nothing has the stamp of authenticity" (The
Washington Post).
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