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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... window into the city night. “Someday,” her sister Bridget would warn her, “this window will be lockedwhen you getback.” “Someday is not soonenough,” Bell would scoff asshe wriggled downthe fire escape. We're not related, Bridget would ...
... window, Barry was indisputably eccentric. “Hello, Bridge,” Barry chirpedonce backon hisfeet withthe jollity of a proper Englishgentleman. “Hello, Dad,” Bridget said. “You remember Trot.” Trot tried to seem as unfazed as Bridget by ...
... window.Discouraged but not dissuaded, Beth moved onto moremundane subjects, availing herself of Central Park's variedflora and fauna. Hours were spent teasing pollenfrom stamens, coaxing bees from blossomtobud, inserting tweezers and ...
... window wearing a skirt, how to cheat on exams without getting caught,and how to dress likea hippie whilestillretaining a timely consciousness of designer labels. Belinda loved to combine filthylooking Tibetan prints and overpriced ...
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Blue Eyes | |
Excellent Peripheral Vision | |
Insomnia 6 Promiscuity | |
Addictive Tendencies | |
Nurture | |