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The truth about Lorin Jones : a novel /

"As chronicler of the life and work of brilliant artist Lorin Jones, Polly Alter - museum curator and would-be painter - at first has it all figured out. Lorin, left to die alone in Key West, was done in by the white, male art establishment. But as Polly's interviewing progresses, Lorin co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lurie, Alison (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown and Company, [1988]
Edition:First trade edition.
Subjects:
Lesbians > Fiction.
Women artists > Fiction.
Women art historians > Fiction.
Single mothers > Fiction.
Key West (Fla.) > Fiction.
Lesbiennes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Femmes artistes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Historiennes d'art > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Lesbians
Single mothers
Women art historians
Women artists
Florida > Key West
Lesbians > Fiction
Fiction.
Fictional Work
Fiction
Novels
Novels.
Publishers' advertisements.
Romans.
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Summary:"As chronicler of the life and work of brilliant artist Lorin Jones, Polly Alter - museum curator and would-be painter - at first has it all figured out. Lorin, left to die alone in Key West, was done in by the white, male art establishment. But as Polly's interviewing progresses, Lorin comes down from her pedestal, and her "villains" emerge as likeable persons; at the same time, some of the truths about Polly's life are shattered or realigned"--Library Journal.
Item Description:"A signed first edition of this book has been privately printed by The Franklin Library."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:328 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:0316537209
9780316537209
Place of Publication:United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston, -- publication place.