The Last Life

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Publication Year:
2000

ISBN-13: 9780547563855

<DIV><B>A &ldquo;mesmerizing&rdquo; novel of a family falling apart by the <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author of <I>The Burning Girl</I>.</B><BR /> &#160;<BR /> Set in colonial Algeria, the south of France, and New England, and narrated by a fifteen-year-old girl with a ruthless regard for the truth, <I>The Last Life</I> is the tale of the LaBasse family, whose quiet integrity is shattered by the shots from a grandfather&rsquo;s rifle. As their world suddenly begins to crumble, long-hidden shame emerges: a son abandoned by the family before he was even born, a mother whose identity is not what she has claimed, and a father whose act of defiance brings Hotel Bellevue&mdash;the family business&mdash;to its knees.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> From the PEN/Faulkner Award-nominated author of <I>The Emperor&rsquo;s Children</I>, named one of the best books of the year by the <I>New York Times Book Review</I>, this novel skillfully reveals how the stories we tell ourselves, and the lies to which we cling, can turn on us in a moment.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;[A] tour de force&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. every step feels stunningly sure.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Vogue</I><BR /> &#160;</DIV>