The Nearly Happy Family

• Date de parution : 04/05/2009
• Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd Digital
• EAN : 9780857966063
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• Support : Livre numérique

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My point is this: who needs enemies when you have a family?' Claire Delaney, a fiery fifteen-year-old, and her mother, Jackie, are both out of control. They've had a lot to deal with after the tragic death of Claire's father - and they're driving each other crazy.

When Jackie, a... Voir plus

My point is this: who needs enemies when you have a family?' Claire Delaney, a fiery fifteen-year-old, and her mother, Jackie, are both out of control. They've had a lot to deal with after the tragic death of Claire's father - and they're driving each other crazy.

When Jackie, a forty-something comedian, announces she's going to marry a younger man she's only just met, Claire is outraged. In retaliation she apprentices herself to a volatile Italian chef, who teaches her the secrets of his kitchen. In time, both Jackie and Claire discover that life - like the best recipes - is at once mysterious and mysteriously simple.

'A convincing and engaging portrait of a family, with a cast of well-drawn minor characters, Some highly evocative South Australian settings and a wonderful account of like in a restaurant kitchen.' SYDNEY MORNING HEARLD ' . . . delivers the untidiness of family life with humour and pathos.' THE AGE