A boowl of cherries / Shena McKay
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: United States of America.: Moyer Bell , 1992Edition: 1.edDescription: 190p.: 21cmISBN: 1-55921.114-8Subject(s): NOVELA ESTADOUNIDENSE | LITERATURA ESTADOUNIDENSE -- NOVELADDC classification: 823.914 Summary: In A Bowl of Cherries Shena Mackay tells the story of twin brothers whose lives are inexorably intertwined: Rex, a self-absorbed and successful writer, and Stanley, a minor poet who works as a dishwasher. Rex lives on the family estate being the older of the twins by one minute with his unhappy wife, Daphne, who writes children's books. Their overweight daughter, Daisy, lives nearby, and as a result of a guilty secret of her own, has married an overbearing, misogynist, and skinflint husband, Julian. Rex's illegitimate son, Seamus, 14, discovers Daisy quite by accident and their relationship blossoms despite the many flawed characters that surround them. He carries a family secret that proves to be devastating, but which ultimately releases his half-sister Daisy from her torments.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Libros | Biblioteca Fermín Chan Novela | Colección | 823.914 M235 (Browse shelf) | e.1 | Available | 0056303 |
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In A Bowl of Cherries Shena Mackay tells the story of twin brothers whose lives are inexorably intertwined: Rex, a self-absorbed and successful writer, and Stanley, a minor poet who works as a dishwasher. Rex lives on the family estate being the older of the twins by one minute with his unhappy wife, Daphne, who writes children's books. Their overweight daughter, Daisy, lives nearby, and as a result of a guilty secret of her own, has married an overbearing, misogynist, and skinflint husband, Julian. Rex's illegitimate son, Seamus, 14, discovers Daisy quite by accident and their relationship blossoms despite the many flawed characters that surround them. He carries a family secret that proves to be devastating, but which ultimately releases his half-sister Daisy from her torments.
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