{"product_id":"long-black-veil-paperback","title":"Long Black Veil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Finney Boylan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2017 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Donna Tartt and Megan Abbott, a novel about a woman whose family and identity are threatened by the secrets of her past, f\u003cb\u003erom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShe's Not There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a warm August night in 1980, six college students sneak into the dilapidated ruins of Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, looking for a thrill. With a pianist, a painter and a teacher among them, the friends are full of potential. But it's not long before they realize they are locked in--and not alone. When the friends get lost and separated, the terrifying night ends in tragedy, and the unexpected, far-reaching consequences reverberate through the survivors' lives. As they go their separate ways, trying to move on, it becomes clear that their dark night in the prison has changed them all. Decades later, new evidence is found, and the dogged detective investigating the cold case charges one of them--celebrity chef Jon Casey-- with murder. Only Casey's old friend Judith Carrigan can testify to his innocence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Judith is protecting long-held secrets of her own - secrets that, if brought to light, could destroy her career as a travel writer and tear her away from her fireman husband and teenage son. If she chooses to help Casey, she risks losing the life she has fought to build and the woman she has struggled to become. In any life that contains a \"before\" and an \"after,\" how is it possible to live one life, not two? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving deftly between 1980 and the present day, and told in an unforgettable voice, \u003ci\u003eLong Black Veil\u003c\/i\u003e is an intensely atmospheric thriller that explores the meaning of identity, loyalty, and love. Readers will hail this as Boylan's triumphant return to fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN\u003c\/b\u003e, author of fourteen books, is the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at Barnard College of Columbia University in the City of New York and is Special Advisor to the president of Colby College in Maine. She has been a contributor to the Op-Ed page of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 2007; in 2013 she became Contributing Opinion Writer for the page. Jenny also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Kinsey Institute for Research on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. She is the national co-chair of the Board of Directors of GLAAD, the media advocacy group for LGBT people worldwide, and serves as a consultant to several television series. A novelist, memoirist, and short-story writer, she is also a nationally known advocate for civil rights. Jenny has appeared on the \u003ci\u003eOprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e on four occasions; \u003ci\u003eLive with Larry King\u003c\/i\u003e twice; the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show; the \u003ci\u003eBarbara Walters Special\u003c\/i\u003e; and NPR's \u003ci\u003eMarketplace\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Talk of the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also been the subject of documentaries on CBS News' \u003ci\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e and The History Channel. She lives in New York City and in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, with her wife, Deedie, and her two sons, Zach and Sean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755999199520,"sku":"9780451496331","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81ffb82327a7aca4568ad7495690b849.webp?v=1780072379","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/long-black-veil-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}