At Weddings and Wakes A Novel by Alice McDermott (Paperback Book)

Pulitzer Prize finalist At Weddings and Wakes is \u201Ca brilliant, highly complex, extraordinary piece of fiction\u201D (Chicago Tribune)\nLucy Dailey leaves suburbia twice a week with her three children in tow, returning to the Brooklyn home where she grew up, and where her stepmother and unmarried sisters still live. The children quietly observe Aunt Veronica, who drowns her sorrows in drink, Aunt Agnes, a caustic career woman, and finally Aunt May, the ex-nun, blossoming with a late and unexpected love, dutifully absorbing the legacy of their less-than-perfect family. Alice McDermott beautifully evokes three generations of an Irish-American family in this \u201Chaunting and masterly work of literary art\u201D (The Wall Street Journal).\n\nAt Weddings and Wakes\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery with Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertised is as low as we can go, we do not accept offers.\n\nPulitz;