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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... head over heels for Bridget while 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 ...
... head, and holding up hertiny palms defiantly. Beryl'sthinking was too abstract to register much from the literal world. When she did, she considered her father with the vaguepityof a fortuneteller. Benita, the youngest and, by ...
... head. “You work in a bakery, Trot,” she said. “How hard can it be to get acake?” “Besides,” Trot said, ignoring the dig, “a cake would have been inappropriate. Isn't the whole point of this thing about unleavened bread?” Bridget said ...
... head and shrugged.“Itwas Blaine calling me,of course.” “Ignore Billy,” Blaine whispered.“He's prone to exaggeration. First off, his serve is extremely erratic. I was always the stronger student. And I fare much better withwomen.” He ...
... head on his paws and sighed dejectedly. “Okay. Now, where's Billy?” said Bridget. Suddenly, Charles twitched toattention. He wagged his tail enthusiastically, creatinga drumroll onthefloor. Then, managing to rise, he hobbled to Billy ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |