Bowl of Cherries - Softcover

Sheena McKay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559211148 ISBN 13: 9781559211147

Publisher: Moyer Bell Ltd (US), 1995

Synopsis

Daphne and Rex live lives of well-to-do elegance while Rex's brother Stanley scrimps for tobacco and Camp coffee. Rex's daughter has also become a victim; her cruel husband has turned her into an eccentric skivvy. If life is a bowl of cherries, there are always those left with the bruised remnants. Mackay's writing - adroit, intelligent, and evocative - is a joy. -New York Times Inventive, insightful, and vigorously entertaining. -Publishers Weekly

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From the Back Cover:

In A Bowl of Cherries Shena Mackay tells the story of twin brothers whose lives are inexorably intertwined: Rex, a self-absorbed and successful writer, and Stanley, a minor poet who works as a dishwasher. Rex lives on the family estate being the older of the twins by one minute with his unhappy wife, Daphne, who writes children's books. Their overweight daughter, Daisy, lives nearby, and as a result of a guilty secret of her own, has married an overbearing, misogynist, and skinflint husband, Julian. Rex's illegitimate son, Seamus, 14, discovers Daisy quite by accident and their relationship blossoms despite the many flawed characters that surround them. He carries a family secret that proves to be devastating, but which ultimately releases his half-sister Daisy from her torments.

About this edition

• Publisher: Moyer Bell Ltd (US)
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1559211148
• ISBN 13: 9781559211147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192