At Weddings and Wakes
At Weddings and Wakes by Alice McDermott is a new edition published by A&C Black on May 1, 2003, featuring 224 pages in English. This novel explores the life of Lucy Dailey, who regularly returns to her Brooklyn childhood home with her three children. The narrative unfolds around her stepmother and unmarried sisters, each grappling with their own challenges and dreams, while the children observe the complexities of their family’s legacy.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences that highlight the intricacies of familial relationships and cultural heritage. The story delves into the lives of Lucy’s aunts, including Aunt Veronica, who struggles with her past, and Aunt Agnes, who embodies elegance amidst family turmoil. Through the eyes of the youngest members, McDermott presents a poignant reflection on love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family, capturing both the beauty and sorrow of everyday life.
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Twice a week, Lucy Dailey leaves suburbia with her three children in tow, returning to the Brooklyn home where she grew up, and where her stepmother and unmarried sisters still live. Aunt Veronica, with her wounded face and dreams of beauty, drowns her sorrows in drink. Aunt Agnes, an acerbic student of elegance, sips only from the finest crystal as she sees Aunt May, the ex-nun, blossom with a late and unexpected love. And all the while, the children watch, absorbing the legacy of their haunted family. At once a moving evocation of life’s inexplicable calamities and a magical celebration of childhood and familial love, AT WEDDINGS AND WAKES is the story of three generations of an Irish-American family through the eyes of its youngest members. With eloquence and grace, master storyteller Alice McDermott transforms everyday experience into the heroic and universal.
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