{"product_id":"lying-low-9780452279452","title":"Lying Low","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Diane Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408957464727,"sku":"9780452279452","price":1908.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780452279452.webp?v=1767310858","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lying-low-9780452279452","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}