April Rising - Softcover

Lemaitre, Corene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786708727 ISBN 13: 9780786708727

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Twentysomething Ellen Kaplan returns home after a two year jaunt in Europe to find the her family has been bewitched by the rather dTclassT April--who has seemingly convinced Ellen's brother to abandon his doctoral studies at Berkeley and turned the Kaplans into Ward and June Cleaver. Reprint.

About this title

Review

Lurking beneath the veneer of wisecracking cynicism is a second narrative, where privilege is juxtaposed with poverty, cruelty with redemption. The result is extremely entertaining, funny and at times quite touching. There's a crazed energy that occasionally tips into pure surrealism -- The Observer, 18 April 1999

From the Author

I wrote this book for everyone who enjoys black comedies about family life. My only hope is that it will be made into a film by Miramax, starring Christina Ricci and directed by David O. Russell. Readers can contact me via www.icdc.com/~corene

Edition details

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786708727
• ISBN 13: 9780786708727
• Binding: Paperback