The Almost Archer Sisters

Zusatztext “Fantastic. . . . In unfairly effortless prose! Lisa Gabriele captures the beauty and ugliness of motherhood and family. Smart! achingly funny! and brimming with sincere emotion! Gabriele has written a sweet-hearted book about how hard – and how necessary – it is to love.” — Katrina Onstad! author of How Happy to Be “A lovely book – funny! smart! wonderfully entertaining. I enjoyed it thoroughly.” — Joy Fielding Informationen zum Autor Lisa Gabriele is the author of the widely acclaimed novel Tempting Faith Di Napoli . Her writing has appeared in Glamour , Vice , and Salon as well as various anthologies, including the Best American Nonrequired Reading . She’s a regular contributor to Nerve . Gabriele lives in Toronto. Klappentext Georgia "Peachy” Archer Laliberte has almost gotten her life under control. Peachy! her husband Beau! and their two rambunctious sons live on the family farm in a small town in Canada! just across the border from the U.S.. Their closest neighbor is Peachy's draft-dodging hairdresser father! Lou! who lives in a trailer on their land. Although her son Sam has epilepsy! Peachy! Beau! and Lou have worked out a successful system to care for him and maintain as normal a family life as possible! and Peachy's status as a superhuman caregiver has its own rewards. When her life on the farm isn't quite enough! Peachy can always live vicariously through her glamorous! New York City-dwelling sister! Beth. Thin! successful! and passionate Beth has clawed her way to the top! stepping on anyone it takes to get there — including! every so often! her younger sister. Still! Peachy and Beth are close! and they support each other through crises of all kinds. They support each other! that is! until Beth decides to sleep with Peachy's husband Beau — who just happens to be Beth's ex-boyfriend. Furious! Peachy decides to go to New York City — alone — and leaves Beth home to care for her family. As she spends a terrified! exciting weekend alone in the middle of Beth's life! Peachy must confront questions of love! loyalty! and family to find her way back home. Zusammenfassung Georgia “Peachy” Archer Laliberte has almost gotten her life under control. Peachy! her husband Beau! and their two rambunctious sons live on the family farm in a small town in Canada! just across the border from the U.S.. Their closest neighbor is Peachy’s draft-dodging hairdresser father! Lou! who lives in a trailer on their land. Although her son Sam has epilepsy! Peachy! Beau! and Lou have worked out a successful system to care for him and maintain as normal a family life as possible! and Peachy’s status as a superhuman caregiver has its own rewards. When her life on the farm isn’t quite enough! Peachy can always live vicariously through her glamorous! New York City–dwelling sister! Beth. Thin! successful! and passionate Beth has clawed her way to the top! stepping on anyone it takes to get there — including! every so often! her younger sister. Still! Peachy and Beth are close! and they support each other through crises of all kinds. They support each other! that is! until Beth decides to sleep with Peachy’s husband Beau — who just happens to be Beth’s ex-boyfriend. Furious! Peachy decides to go to New York City — alone — and leaves Beth home to care for her family. As she spends a terrified! exciting weekend alone in the middle of Beth’s life! Peachy must confront questions of love! loyalty! and family to find her way back home. ...

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Gabriele
• Publisher: Random House Canada
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2008
• EAN: 9780385660396
• ISBN: 978-0-385-66039-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 208 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature