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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... door was not a door but a potential for escape. Early in March, Barry Barnacle had askedall six of his daughtersto come home for Passover, whichisto say he asked his exwife,Bella, to contact themand ominously summon them home. On ...
... tmind that he worked in a bakery but was it too much to ask, for God's sake, that he produce a cakeon request? Trottookadvantage ofhis solitude and wandered toward the front door. Finding Trot missing on her return, Bridget guessed.
... ” she asked. Trot paused to consider this in earnest then seemed to make a decision. “No,”hesaid, “but theycanfindme outhereif they want to challenge metoanything.” Bridget widened her eyes theatrically then opened the front door.
A Novel Galt Niederhoffer. Bridget widened her eyes theatrically then opened the front door. Trot inhaled deeply, clenched his hands, and reluctantly followed Bridget inside.When they returned, twonew sisters, Belinda and Beth, had ...
... door for arriving guests.For a moment,he fearedhe wasseeing double, but hehadnosuch luck.He quickly realized there were, infact, two identical boysat the doorwith two identical, hideous, self congratulatory grins. Bad qualities in the ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |