Lucy Ferriss, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (304p) ISBN 978-0-684-80092-9
Definitely not for the squeamish, Ferriss's (Against Gravity ) fourth novel opens with a graphic depiction of an abortion, or a ""misconception,"" as the banned procedure is known in the year 2026. Narrator Phoebe Masters, the misconceiver of the...
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Lucy Ferriss, Author Franklin Watts $0 (410p) ISBN 978-0-531-15007-8
Set in the fictional West African republic of Yumana, this story of contemporary political intrigue revolves arond American ambassador Richard Hooper and his wife, Marika, an erstwhile opera singer. In Yumana, the Hoopers nervously observe the...
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Lucy Ferriss, Author Simon & Schuster $22 (0p) ISBN 978-0-684-80091-2
Set in a drowsy town in the Hudson Valley, Ferriss's (Philip's Girl) tale of Gwyn ""Stick"" Stickley's childhood unfolds in gripping fashion. Relating her story as a young adult, Stick marks the beginning of her sentience with the Challenger space...
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Lucy Ferriss. Berkley, $15 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-425-24556-9
This uneven novel follows a cast of vulnerable characters as they navigate lives littered with the tragic consequences of youthful mistakes. Brooke O’Connor has carried a secret for years: at the age of 17, she bore and abandoned a child behind a...
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Lucy Ferriss. Berkley, $16 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-425-27640-2
Afia Satar is just another college student, studying hard on a New England campus and dreaming big dreams about becoming a doctor to help the poor village women in her native Pakistan. When she falls in love, she forgets that she is not just any...
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