The Usual Desire to Kill [electronic resource]
Camilla Barnes2025
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‘Hilarious and heartbreaking’ MONICA ALI
'Deeply funny and knowing' MEG WOLITZER
'Witty, moving' ANN NAPOLITANO
'Poignant, funny and brilliantly told' POSY SIMMONDS
An often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen
through the eyes of their wickedly observant daughter – for fans of A Man Called
Ove and The Royal Tenenbaums.
Miranda’s parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share
with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of
food dating back to 1983.
Miranda’s father is a retired professor of philosophy who never loses an
argument. Her mother likes to bring conversation back to the War, although she
was born after it ended. Married for fifty years, they are uncommonly set in
their ways. Miranda plays the role of translator when she visits, communicating
the desires or complaints of one parent to the other and then venting her
frustration to her sister and her daughter.
A wry, prop...
Main title:
The Usual Desire to Kill [electronic resource] / Camilla Barnes
Author:
Camilla Barnes, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Scribner UK, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781398535213
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
530746
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |