Mary, Mary
Mary, Mary by Lesley Crewe is published by Vagrant Press in 2016 and spans 255 pages. This novel centers on Mary, a member of a Cape Breton family characterized by its complexities. Despite being surrounded by family challenges, including an alcoholic grandmother and a volatile mother, Mary remains patient and kind. Her life as a grocery cashier is marked by her loyalty to her spoiled cousin and her desire for a more fulfilling existence.
As the story unfolds, the arrival of a young couple in the apartment above sparks significant changes, leading to important family revelations. Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family life and personal growth, highlighting the dynamics of small-town living. Through a blend of humor and authenticity, Mary, Mary presents a relatable portrayal of familial relationships, inviting reflection on the nature of right and wrong within the context of family obligations.
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In a Cape Breton family of black sheep, Mary is pure as the driven snow. She is patient and kind with her alcoholic grandmother and volatile mother, loyal and attentive to her spoiled cousin, and pleasant and polite all day as a grocery cashier. Her well-off aunt, the only other normal person in the family, wants to help her more, but Mary’s mother is too prickly and proud. So Mary goes to work, comes home, takes care of her family, and wonders if there’ll ever be more to life.
When a young couple moves into the apartment upstairs, it sparks a series of changes that leads to major family revelations, and Mary discovers that sometimes doing the wrong thing is the exact right thing to do.
Tender, authentic, and crackling with Lesley’s irrepressible humour, Mary, Mary is a book for anyone who’s ever had a family–good, bad, or a messy mix of both.
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