Author |
: Emma Richler |
Publisher |
: Vintage Canada |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2011-05-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307366481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307366480 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sister Crazy by : Emma Richler
Download or read book Sister Crazy written by Emma Richler and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jemima Weiss grew up with a special feeling for British commandos, American westerns, the Knights of the Round Table, bagels with cheddar on top, and, above all else, her family. Now grown into a worldly yet deeply troubled woman, Jem revisits her formative years, even as she struggles not to let herself be engulfed by the present. In a voice crackling with humour and shot with straight talk, she recounts a childhood in a family so extraordinary that it has left her adrift in the adult world. In seven episodes that elide to form a dense, rich impression of an unforgettable family, Jem candidly relates her mythological view of her parents – her gruff Jewish father, whom she saw as a gunslinging cowboy, and her prophetic, beautiful mother who, like a “good witch,” always knew what her children were thinking and feeling. Then there are her four siblings, chief among them a charismatic, adventurous brother who has remained Jem’s main object of affection, and her ethereal little sister, Harriet, who becomes a surprising source of comfort in Jem’s adult life.