A Taxonomy of Barnacles: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 24 դեկ, 2013 թ. - 384 էջ The Barnacle sisters--Bell, Bridget, Benita, Beryl, Belinda and Beth--have been raised in New York bytheir eccentric, self-made father in a fabulous, gigantic Fifth Avenue apartment that, encrusted with Barry Barnacle's scientific collections, feels like a little piece of the Museum of Natural History transplanted to the other side of Central Park. Now that most of the sisters have come of age, Barry Barnacle proposes a contest, a test of wits and wills that should at long last settle what is to Barry the most essential of all questions: nature, or nurture? Whichever of his daughters can most spectacularly carry on his name will inherit his fortune; the others are out cold. |
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... Blaine nursed acrush onBell. Barry Barnacle, ofcourse, did his best to thwart love's progress. The twins were two large thorns in his side, two jabs at his virility, two monuments to nature's threat. From this moment on, hepatrolled ...
... Blaine. “Blaine,”Billy scolded. He turned toTrot with disingenuous decorum. “Please forgive my brother,” he said. “During his two year marriage, hiswife made all of hissmall talk for him.” “That's funny,” Blaine quipped with a drollnod ...
... Blaine. “And my serveis superior to Blaine's,” said Billy. “When we were younger,” Blaine jumped in, as though to prove they also finishedeach other's sentences, “we even had crushes on the samegirls. Once,” Blainepaused to steal ...
... Blaine was equally reprehensible,butat least he cameatit honestly. His bone structure, which was slightly sharper than Billy's, belied his clearly insidious intent; his eyes, a darker shade, hinted at the presence of innerplotting ...
... Blaine could not bebothered to reply. Theboys had found avocation, Billy explained, thatprovided the perfectarena for their telepathy, pairing up to codirect low budget movies or, as they preferred to callthem, “independent films ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |