Every Last Cuckoo

Maloy, Kate

ISBN 10: 1602851565 ISBN 13: 9781602851566

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2008

Synopsis

At age seventy-five, Sarah thought her life was settled and assured; she and Charles would live out their days in the quiet comfort of their rural Vermont home. But now, with Charles gone, Sarah is unable to find peace. That is, until her life is turned on its head when her granddaughter Lottie comes to live with her.

Soon, two displaced young friends of Lottie's who need a safe place to call home are added to household. Then comes an Israeli soldier-turned-pacifist who needs a retreat. When a young family loses its home to a fire, Sarah finds room for them also. And just when she thinks her life couldn't possibly get any more chaotic, a woman and her infant, fleeing a violent spouse, show up. Suddenly Sarah's picture perfect home has become an unruly refuge -- and she loves it!

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Review

"[A] moving debut novel. . . .Maloy's wordplay and startling nature imagery enchant." --"Publishers Weekly"

"This lovely tale depicts the surprises and changes that come about with aging. . . .Maloy has created a truly engrossing novel, with situations at times both joyful and horribly sad and an entirely likable protagonist surrounded by an eclectic cast of friends and family. An excellent book club selection; highly recommended."--Library Journal

"The appeal of Maloy's debut-which has the fast-forward quality of a fairy tale-is not in its subtlety but in its conviction." -"People "
"A story about the profound gifts of time, love, and loss. . . . Maloy's message is about affirming the profundity of grief by expressing that energy in positive ways. This story is her generous vision of how things could be."--The Olympian

"The appeal of Maloy's debut which has the fast-forward quality of a fairy tale is not in its subtlety but in its conviction." People
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"Maloy's novel grabs the reader by the heart...In this portrait of a long and loving marriage, [she] gives us a real human family, with all its love and conflict and change, as well as a look at the richness that can come with age." --The New Orleans Times-Picayune
"The appeal of Maloy's debut--which has the fast-forward quality of a fairy tale--is not in its subtlety but in its conviction." --People
"Marvelous...Its tenderly wrought portrayal of elderly life has an unexpectedly powerful effect." --The Oregonian
"A truly engrossing novel...This lovely tale depicts the surprises and changes that come with aging...An excellent book club selection." --Library Journal

About the Author

Kate Maloy is the author of the memoir A Stone Bridge North: Reflections in a New Life. Her work has been published online in Literary Mama and VerbSap and in the Readerville Journal, the Kenyon Review, and the anthologies For Keeps and Choice. She lives with her husband on the central coast of Oregon. Author Web site: www.katemaloy.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1602851565
• ISBN 13: 9781602851566
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 303