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Truth and Consequences

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Alison Lurie

By Alison Lurie

By Alison Lurie

By Alison Lurie

By Alison Lurie
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By Alison Lurie
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Nov 28, 2006 | ISBN 9780143038030

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    About Truth and Consequences

    Over the years, Alison Lurie has earned a devoted readership for her satiric wit and storytelling acumen. With Truth and Consequences, described by the New Yorker as “a comedy of adultery with a comedy of academia thrown in,” Lurie returns with a modern social satire that recalls the best of David Lodge and Mary McCarthy as well as her own popular university novels The War Between the Tates and Foreign Affairs. BACKCOVER: “A wily, shapely tale of love’s labors lost.”
    –Elle

    “A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they’re willing to make for both.”
    –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    “Delightful . . . Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect.”
    –The New York Review of Books

    About Truth and Consequences

    Over the years, Alison Lurie has earned a devoted readership for her satiric wit and storytelling acumen. With Truth and Consequences, described by the New Yorker as “a comedy of adultery with a comedy of academia thrown in,” Lurie returns with a modern social satire that recalls the best of David Lodge and Mary McCarthy as well as her own popular university novels The War Between the Tates and Foreign Affairs. BACKCOVER: “A wily, shapely tale of love’s labors lost.”
    –Elle

    “A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they’re willing to make for both.”
    –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    “Delightful . . . Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect.”
    –The New York Review of Books

    About Truth and Consequences

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning author dishes up a surprising satire about two couples making mischief on a college campus.

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    Boys and Girls Forever
    Familiar Spirits
    Women and Ghosts
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    About Alison Lurie

    Alison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones (Prix Femina Etranger), and Foreign Affairs (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.

    About Alison Lurie

    Alison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones (Prix Femina Etranger), and Foreign Affairs (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.

    About Alison Lurie

    Alison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones (Prix Femina Etranger), and Foreign Affairs (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Nov 28, 2006 | 240 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780143038030

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Nov 28, 2006 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781440627347

    Category: Audiobooks | Literary Fiction

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Oct 06, 2005 | 458 Minutes | ISBN 9780786564767

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    “A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they’re willing to make for both.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    “Delightful . . . Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect.” —The New York Review of Books

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