Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad - Brossura

Ceilan, Cynthia

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1599214032 ISBN 13: 9781599214030

Casa editrice: Lyons Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Inspired by the romantic misadventures she’s witnessed in her own family, Cynthia Ceilán takes us jauntily through real-life stories about love: what demented things we do in the name of love, the wildly unusual choices people have made in their selection of a mate, and the joys and horrors of saying goodbye to a relationship that has long overstayed its welcome.

 

In her fact-finding mission to write this collection, Cynthia Ceilán began in the bowels of her own family history, which always seemed unnecessarily shrouded in mystery. There she discovered a treasure trove of delightfully wicked secrets, which spurred her on to create this collection of true stories from around the world.

 

Here's some of what she found:

• “Normal” is in the eye (and the bedsprings) of the beholder, especially when it comes to furries, objectophiles, and happily married conjoined twins.
• Same-sex marriage is illegal in most countries but a few are happy to let you marry your dog.
• You shouldn't be afraid to invite your crazy relatives to your wedding – unless your brothers are Scott, Erik, Aaron, Ryan, and Randall and they’re currently out on bail.

 

Weirdly Beloved offers comforting proof that there is never only one way to fall in love, or one way to be properly married, or one way to suffer the necessary indignities of love gone wrong. 

Su questo libro

L'autore

Cynthia Ceilán is the author of Thinning the Herd: Tales of the Weirdly Departed (Lyons Press). She lives in New York City.

Dalla quarta di copertina

The author of Thinning the Herd turns the spotlight on love and the crazy things we do in its name.
Inspired by the romantic misadventures she’s witnessed in her own family, Cynthia Ceilán takes us jauntily through real-life stories about love: what demented things we do in its name, the wildly unusual choices people make in their selection of a mate, and the joys and horrors of saying goodbye to a relationship that has long overstayed its welcome.

Here are some of the delightfully wicked secrets she reveals:
“Normal” is in the eye (and the bedsprings) of the beholder, especially when it comes to happily married conjoined twins—and the young man who falls in love with his guitar.
Many countries ban same-sex marriage, but a few are happy to let you marry your dog.
Condemned (male) homicidal maniacs get slews of marriage proposals from lovely ladies, but their female counterparts' only option is to marry each other.
Weirdly Beloved offers comforting proof that there is never only one way to fall in love, or one way to be properly married, or one way to suffer the indignities of love gone wrong.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lyons Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1599214032
• ISBN 13: 9781599214030
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 258