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The Third Child - by  Marge Piercy (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Third Child - by Marge Piercy (Paperback)

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  • Author(s): Marge Piercy
  • 342 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Romance

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From the Back Cover



Under her mother's constant scrutiny and lost in the shadow of her famous senator father, Melissa is the third child in the politically prominent Dickenson family, where ambition comes first and Melissa often comes last. In college, she meets Blake, a man of mixed race and apparently unknown parentage. His adoptive parents are lawyers whose defense of death-row cases in the past brought them head-to-head with Melissa's father when he was the governor of Pennsylvania.

While Melissa and Blake's attraction is immediate and fiery, a dangerous secret lurks beneath their relationship -- one that could destroy them ... and their families.

Provocative and beautifully written, and dealing with themes of love, honesty, identity, and the consequences of ambition, The Third Child is a remarkable page-turner.



Review Quotes




"A rich, insightful, and disturbing morality tale...The Third Child is Marge Piercy at the top of her form, writing full stream ahead." - John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War

"Riveting...extraordinarily magnetizing characters...bold and galvanizing story." - Booklist

"A compulsively readable storyteller." - Library Journal


Dimensions (Overall): 7.92 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)
Weight: .61 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 342
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Romance
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Theme: Contemporary
Format: Paperback
Author: Marge Piercy
Language: English
Street Date: November 23, 2004
TCIN: 1011760314
UPC: 9780060936037
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-0320
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.61 pounds
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