The deception artist
By: Fayette Fox
Publisher: Roaring Forties Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781938901362; 9781938901409; 9781938901416
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life; Families; Fiction
Description: "Eight-year-old Ivy has a vivid imagination and tells lies so that people will like her. With her brother, Brice, in the hospital, life at home feels unsettled and things become even more strained after her father loses his job, along with his sense of purpose. Ivy's parents might divorce and her best friend hates her but, ever creative, she abandons her escapist fantasies and determines to uncover the truth. In this sharp and funny literary debut set in Northern California during the 1980s recession, Fayette Fox delves deep into the dark heart of an ordinary American family - and finds out that make-believe isn't just for kids"--