The Middlesteins - Brossura

Jami Attenberg

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1846689325 ISBN 13: 9781846689321

Casa editrice: Serpent's Tail, 2013

Riassunto

"The Middlesteins had me from its very first pages" - Jonathan Franzen Edie and Richard have been married for over 30 years, living in the Chicago suburbs. Everyone who knew them -even their own children Robin and Benny - agreed that Edie was a tough woman to love, but no-one expected Richard to walk out on her, especially not in her condition. Edie is 59 years old, weighs 300 pounds, and her doctors have told her she'll die if she doesn't stop eating. As Richard is shut out by the family and seeks solace in the world of internet dating, Robin is dragged back from the city and forced to rebuild a relationship with her mother. Meanwhile Benny and his neurotic wife Rachelle try to take control of the situation. But have any of them stopped to think about whether Edie really wants to be saved? Written with sly humour, warmth, and great insight, The Middlesteins is a novel about what it really means to be part of a family.

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'The Middlesteins had me from its very first pages, but it wasn't until its final pages that I fully appreciated the range of Attenberg's sympathy and the artistry of her storytelling.' -- Jonathan Franzen

'Blazing, ferocious and greathearted ... The Middlesteins will blow you away' -- Lauren Groff

'A magnificently simple and simply magnificent portrayal of a Jewish family in crisis'Bookseller

'A comedy of manners, its dark moments alleviated by small epiphanies and snatched moments of joy'Jewish Chronicle

'In this deliciously wry and painful story, the curtain is drawn back on duty and marriage, on grabbing chances when you can and on finding love over a plate of noodles' Sainsbury s

'Flows beautifully from the very start ... The Middlesteins is about love, hate, family dysfunction and how your background, religious or not, can be simultaneously a burden and a comfort. It s warm, it s insightful, but most of all it s very funny' The Times

'A haunting portrait of how an addiction or obsession in the family can disrupt or shape relationships across the generations' Herald

'Superb ... an eloquently written, compassionate story, which as well as exploring the trials of love, above all comments on a devastating and fascinating preoccupation with food' Image

'A wry look at marriage, family and obsessions that can kill' Grazia

'The joy of this book lies in Attenberg's merciless, tender, often brilliantly funny peeling back of the layers of history. Sublime' Daily Mail

'A comedy of manners, its dark moments alleviated by small epiphanies and snatched moments of joy' Jewish Chronicle

'A sharp-eyed tale of family relationships and family consequences ... has a perfectly pitched narrative voice a way with loaded phrases and a know-it-all-wit that can be pointed, playful or devastating. But the book is so well-observed that, despite any mockery, the destinies of these flawed, strong and fragile people come to matter to us deeply' Independent on Sunday

'This epic tale of marriage, family and addiction is full of humour and heart'Good Housekeeping

'Wonderfully observant ... witty and insightful' --Saga

Descrizione del libro:

A moving, hilarious, and deeply perceptive novel of universal themes: family, love and greed.

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• Editore: Serpent's Tail
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846689325
• ISBN 13: 9781846689321
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288