The Nearly Happy Family

Fiction & Literature
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Author: Catherine McKinnon ISBN: 9781742284217
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Publication: May 4, 2009
Imprint: Penguin eBooks Language: English
Author: Catherine McKinnon
ISBN: 9781742284217
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Publication: May 4, 2009
Imprint: Penguin eBooks
Language: English

'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

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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 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

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