Only son Jack, a prosperous developer, and grandson Johnny, a Hare Krishna follower, have escaped.
Daughter Cathy and son-in-law Howie have their hearts set on careers in country music, but Frieda won't let them or son Mort, who has his own dreams, leave. Frieda, who since girlhood has carried sticks of gelignite in her handbag, regrets that she never established the flower farm of her dreams, yet she acknowledges her responsibility for founding what became a succession of family enterprises. Most of the Catchprice family, including charismatic matriarch Frieda, live on the premises of their failing GM dealership in the Sydney suburbs. "From acclaimed Australian novelist Carey, a brilliantly realized, dark comedic story of a dysfunctional but ingenuous family.
Octavo, original half red cloth, original dust jacket.įirst American trade edition of Carey's searingly funny novel about a dysfunctional family, signed on the title page by Peter Carey.
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