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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... Barnacles lived on the same floor but the two familieshad diverged drastically. The Finches werenot Jewish, didnot have six children, didnot appreciate being Darwin's family of choice. The Finches' apartment did not have.
A Novel Galt Niederhoffer. Darwin's family of choice. The Finches' apartment did not have an indoor jungle, did not need ... apartment. Friendship blossomed between the girls and the twins, theboys delighted bythe auspicious boygirl ratio ...
... apartment. Barry rolled into rooms as he did most things in his life, without apology or awareness ofits idiosyncrasy, as though rolling were one of many waysto enteraroom, asthough one mightchoose to walk, roll,or dance intoa ...
... apartment, eagertosurprise her beloved sisters with the length her hair had grown,thenew musicshe'd acquired, and the number of boys she had kissed since the sisters were together last.The Barnacle sisters, though they pretended to ...
... apartment to experience monthly fluctuations from homicidal rage to harmony.But for themost part, the girlsgot along,preferring each other's company to others, insulated bytheir family'ssize and singularity. In peacetime, the girls were ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |