The shape of things to come
by Casey, Maud
Isabelle, a woman in her thirties without any of the trappings of a grown-up life, has just been fired from her job at a San Francisco phone company. Returning to the midwestern suburb of her childhood, Standardsville, Illinois, she contends with her dating single mother, a neighbor who once appeared on The Honeymooners, and an ex-boyfriend. She also becomes a mystery shopper for a temp agency, posing as a variety of potential tenants for newly built suburban communities to access their exclusi…
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- Full title :The shape of things to come / Maud Casey.
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Isabelle, a woman in her thirties without any of the trappings of a grown-up life, has just been fired from her job at a San Francisco phone company. Returning to the midwestern suburb of her childhood, Standardsville, Illinois, she contends with her dating single mother, a neighbor who once appeared on The Honeymooners, and an ex-boyfriend. She also becomes a mystery shopper for a temp agency, posing as a variety of potential tenants for newly built suburban communities to access their exclusive services. Enchanted by the possiblities of disguise, Isabelle spins a web of lies that keeps the world at a distance until she unearths long-kept secrets that force her to rethink everything she thought she knew.
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- Publication Date:2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):HarperCollins e-books
- Place of Publication:Pymble, NSW
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780061455810, 0061455814, 9780061455827, 0061455822
- oclc:ocn180671800
- LC Classification:PS3553.A79338
- Dewey Decimal:813/.6
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