Something Unpredictable: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Chepaitis, Barbara

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ISBN 10 : 0743437527 ISBN 13 : 9780743437523

Editeur : Simon & Schuster International, 2003

Synopsis

With her career going nowhere, Delilah moves back home with her eccentric parents, until her mother's search for her own biological mother reunites Delilah with a grandmother who once dabbled in professional tiger taming, inspiring Delilah to make a fresh start.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Thirty-one-year-old Delilah doesn't know what to do with her life. Her degree in geology--with an emphasis on atmospheric science and garbology--hasn't quite paved the career path she'd always dreamed of. Though she currently has a boyfriend (who photographs her in tubs of jelly), post-college relationships have, overall, proven equally disappointing. Now back at home living with her wealthy, eccentric parents in Key West and working as a waitress, Delilah would love to save the world--if only it weren't such an overwhelming task.
Needless to say, Delilah is in a rut. But things begin to change when Delilah's mother discovers her own birth mother, Carla. Delilah quickly forms a relationship with Carla, who turns out to have once been a professional tiger tamer, among other things. Their friendship opens doors for Delilah, gives her a new perspective on the world around her and fresh ideas on what she can do to make it a better place for herself and for those she loves.

Revue de presse

"Lovely meditations on life, death, and the nighttime sky."
-- Kirkus Reviews

"Chepaitis has a wonderful writing style. Her sentences flow effortlessly [as] she pulls together new-age wisdom, science, a septic tank, diabetes, a little about the circus of bygone days, and the dynamics of the so-called dysfunctional modern family, along with a dose of romance."
-- The Winston-Salem Journal

"Something Unpredictable encourages the reader to ponder human beings' responsibility to the earth and to each other, and to question what keeps us going in the face of life's unpredictabilities and tragedies."
-- The Romance Reader

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster International
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743437527
• ISBN 13: 9780743437523
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible