Edna and Leo, a perpetually warring, tyrannical pair in their 80s, begin wintering In Mexico, where they abandon their usual prudence to embrace adventure and a bevy of sketchy new friends. Soon, Edna adopts a pair of shyster builders whom she trusts over her own architect-daughter Elizabeth, and a farcical house results. Blithely indifferent to the calamities that result, the pair refuse all help from their too-compliant only child. Later, following her mother’s sudden death, Elizabeth’s wise, principled father attempts to fill his late wife’s shoes with a string of loopy, live-in housekeepers―with privileges, he hopes. Before it is over the Mexican escapade will bring down the kind of disasters commonly found in pulp fiction. Why can’t Elizabeth stop any of this from happening? No matter the madness, she cannot confront her parents any more than she ever could. In the end, the surprising way in which they come undone reveals just what they spent their lives trying to hide, thereby
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in the giveaways section..
here's my reco for an additional entry:
i am currently reading Half of a yellow sun by Chimamanda Adichie. IF you haven't already read it, it'll be a great book to read and discuss..:)
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I blogged about your giveaway at:
http://readinginappalachia.blogspot.com/2008/09/challenges-and-giveaways.html
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A great book club read: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
A good bookclub read is The Faith Club...
And I'm going to blog on this right now.
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I found your blog from a comment you made on another contest. I'm having a huge couple of giveaways that I thought you might be interested in, or know someone who is. Just wanted to let you know about it. Here's the link: http://cherryblossommj.blogspot.com/2008/10/extreme-october-giveaways.html
Sorry to disturb you, if you're not interested! It's all books, fiction, and nonfiction.