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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... seemed to cling to his customers' thighs as feverishly as his products.) But, like all great businessmen, heknew when to holdandwhen to sell.The same force thatprojected him across theliving room floor propelled his course inlife.After ...
... seemed, to everyone inhisvicinity, tohave been designedforcomic effect. All of these behaviorscould be expected when Barry adhered to common sense. When he threw common sense out the window, Barry was indisputably eccentric. “Hello ...
... seemed to go out of herwayto antagonize her father.Evenas a toddler, she bristled at herfather's demands, rolling her eyes, shaking her head, and holding up hertiny palms defiantly. Beryl'sthinking was too abstract to register much from ...
... very features one pictured whenone heard the word “fop.” Dressedina blue blazerand a red and whitepolka dotted bowtie andsmilingas thoughhe hadjustbeen tapped for coronation, he seemed to be suspended an inch above the.
A Novel Galt Niederhoffer. coronation, he seemed to be suspended an inch above the ground, floating, Trot could only imagine, on a cloud of divine entitlement. This was a boy,Trot decided, who hadbeen reared on a diet of buttercream cake ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |