Exposed

By Cris Mazza

In a new novel as inventive as her earlier works, award-winning author Cris Mazza combines a mystery with an evocative story about one woman's precarious attempt to distinguish between reality and perception. "An admirable achievement."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A fascinating, unsettling tale."--Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566890195
• ISBN13: 9781566890199
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Literary Descent into Near-Madness

This story of an unraveling photographer as she joins a mysterious community theater troupe drew me in with its graceful intensity. Although Connie wants desperately to leave her camera (and hence her past) locked in its vault, she is a photographer to the core. Her efforts to substitute that art for other arts - first playing the cello and later acting - only get her into trouble as she finds herself privy to the secrets of the troupe. When she finally twists her camera lens back in place, she finds herself caught in a murkiness that only her camera can see, although never clearly enough. This literary descent into near madness and pill-confused reality while still keeping sight of the real world is a balancing act well achieved.