title: Going Down Fast
text: # Going Down Fast
  
  Going Down Fast (ISBN 0-449-24480-6) is a 1969 novel by Marge Piercy. It tells the story of Anna, a woman living with multiple losses; Rowley, a blue-eyed soul singer; Leon, an underground film-maker; and Caroline, a woman with a dark secret. They all live in an area of an unnamed city where a swathe of blocks are being demolished to make way for a university.
  
  ## Reception
  
  A New York Times book review said that "Piercy burns anger and conviction".
  
  