| Criminals Contributor(s): Livesey, Margot (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312424698 ISBN-13: 9780312424695 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Margot Livesey's early novel "Criminals "is the story of adult brother and sister Ewan and Mollie and their decision to rescue an abandoned child. But is the child being rescued by these two, or abducted? Where is the line between moral and criminal behavior? Livesey paints a thrilling and devastating portrait of two people blinded by need and the desire for betterment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005280534 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.49" W x 8.56" (0.82 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margot Livesey's early novel Criminals is the story of adult brother and sister Ewan and Mollie and their decision to rescue an abandoned child. But is the child being rescued by these two, or abducted? Where is the line between moral and criminal behavior? Livesey paints a thrilling and devastating portrait of two people blinded by need and the desire for betterment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Livesey, Margot: - Margot Livesey is the award-winning author of a story collection, Learning by Heart, and of the novels Homework, Criminals, The Missing World, and Eva Moves the Furniture, which was a New York Times Notable Book, an Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year, and a PEN/Winship finalist. Born in Scotland, she currently lives in the Boston area, where she is writer in residence at Emerson College. |