Out of the Easy |
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| Author:
| Sepetys, Ruta |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-134733-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Known locally as a brothel prostitute's daughter, she dreams of life at an elite college, far away from here. But then a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie caught between her ambition and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans is luring Josie deeper in as she searches for the truth, temptation beckons at every turn.
'A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch'...
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Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Known locally as a brothel prostitute's daughter, she dreams of life at an elite college, far away from here.
But then a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie caught between her ambition and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans is luring Josie deeper in as she searches for the truth, temptation beckons at every turn.
'A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch' The New York Times Book Review
'Moving and haunting' Daily Mail
'Wonderful and harrowing in equal measure' Sun