Paula Fox

Introduction by Frederick Busch

The Western Coast

A Novel



America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in Hollywood with World War II looming. Defending herself with despairing stubbornness against personal catastrophe, she is able to save her life and escape.

"Enormously touching and wholly believable."—Washington Post Book World


Paula Fox is the author of Desperate Characters, The Widow's Children, Poor George, and Borrowed Finery: A Memoir. She lives in Brooklyn. 		Western Coast book jacket


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September 2001 / paperback / ISBN 0-393-32286-6 / 6" x 8" / 336 pages / Fiction
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