Wit's End
- ISBN-10
- 0452290066
- ISBN-13
- 9780452290068
- Series
- Wit's End
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 325
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-04-01
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Karen Joy Fowler
Description
Visiting her mystery writer godmother in California after losing her father to cancer, Rima Lanisell endeavors to learn the nature of her godmother's and father's relationship, while her godmother struggles to keep secrets from both Rima and her readers.
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