Book #56292

Original Sins - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Lisa Alther

Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
ISBN: 0394516850

Price: $60.00

A lightly sunned first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in a like dust-jacket.


An intense and captivating novel about the power of secrets, redemption, and the cost of guilt.

When seventeen-year-old Lizzy moves with her family from their small town in Iowa to the big city of Chicago, she's looking for a new start. But Lizzy's family doesn't quite fit into the city life. They're outsiders, and they know it.

One night, when Lizzy is out with her friends, she gets a call from her brother. He's in trouble, and he needs her help. Lizzy takes the train back to Iowa and finds her brother has been caught with drugs. Lizzy's father is furious, and he blames Lizzy for bringing this disgrace on the family.

Lizzy's brother is sent to a juvenile detention center, and Lizzy is left to deal with the fallout. Her father disowns her, and her mother can't handle the stress of the situation. Lizzy feels like; 8vo; 592 pages; Price? ? ?