David Livingstone Smith, PhD Author of 'Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind' and 'The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War'
In 'Family Blog' Clary Antome treats us to a journey through the foibles
of family life (and human nature generally) in a novel set out in the
form of a series of blog entries written by the 'dramatis personae' that
make up the fictional Family D.. Full of incisive observations, and
shot through with the dark humor that flows from Antome's unique
perspective on the absurdities of the human condition, 'Family Blog'
made me laugh until I cried. It is a remarkable first novel by a very
promising writer.
Book Description
'Family Blog' is a humorous modern-day saga of an uprooted European family, told through a medley of blogs that each member is writing without knowledge of the others. Tossed back and forth between Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, Family "D." has experienced all the bloody upheavals of colonialism and neo-colonialism - and got caught up in the strife between socialism and capitalism and everything in between. Now, in the beginning of the 21st century, these three young women and their parents have gone global, writing online diaries about their adventures, hopes, frustrations, addictions, obsessions, conspiracies and even practical tips. The involvement of the youngest sister in an international criminal network triggers a series of comic confrontations between the family members: over conflicting worldviews and desires, everyone's tendency to deceive and betray each other, and ultimately the family's participation in the chaos of Angola's colonial past, independence and civil war.
