- Hardcover: 405 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; First edition (23 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316905135
- ISBN-13: 978-0316905138
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,655,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel of black humour, drama and romance, by the author of "The Flowers of the Field" and "Foreign Parts". Celeste throws her family into disarray by marrying a pop star. Her brothers try to persuade her not to throw herself away, but she knows that they really need to keep her to themselves.
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Format:Paperback
This is a family saga written in a way that gives it an 80/90s feel with dark themes running all the way through.
Sarah Harrison wrote several books during the 80s which were very popular at the time. I had not read this book then and came across it in a secondhand book sale recently.
The expectations of an easy to read typical family saga were exceeded. There are all sorts of dark themes running through the plot which have a varying effect on the characters: extra marital sex, bad parenting, AIDS, childhood misbehaviour and loads more.
Unusually, compared to more recent books on similar themes, the plot runs in a strictly chronological order which worked well, graduualy revealing the story.
The style of the book gives away that it was written nearly 20 years ago and reading it is a nostalgic experience. If the book was written again today it would have a different structure and would be considered literary fiction rather than a family saga.
Recommend to anyone - if you can get hold of a copy!!
Sarah Harrison wrote several books during the 80s which were very popular at the time. I had not read this book then and came across it in a secondhand book sale recently.
The expectations of an easy to read typical family saga were exceeded. There are all sorts of dark themes running through the plot which have a varying effect on the characters: extra marital sex, bad parenting, AIDS, childhood misbehaviour and loads more.
Unusually, compared to more recent books on similar themes, the plot runs in a strictly chronological order which worked well, graduualy revealing the story.
The style of the book gives away that it was written nearly 20 years ago and reading it is a nostalgic experience. If the book was written again today it would have a different structure and would be considered literary fiction rather than a family saga.
Recommend to anyone - if you can get hold of a copy!!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a very good book, highly recommended. Larger than life characters and a very good plot made the pages pretty much turn themselves.
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