Living Other Lives
Encyclopedia
Living Other Lives is a novel
by the American
writer Caroline Leavitt
set in 1990s New York City
and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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It tells the story of Lilly Bloom, who after her fiance's accidental death just before their marriage, drives his unruly daughter, Dinah, 15, from Manhattan to the Pittsburgh home of her deceased fiance's mother.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by the American
United States
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writer Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt
Caroline Leavitt is an American novelist.She is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels:*"Pictures of You"*Girls In Trouble*Coming Back To Me*Living Other Lives*Into Thin Air*Family*Jealousies*Lifelines...
set in 1990s New York City
New York City
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and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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It tells the story of Lilly Bloom, who after her fiance's accidental death just before their marriage, drives his unruly daughter, Dinah, 15, from Manhattan to the Pittsburgh home of her deceased fiance's mother.