Bittersweet Manor A Novel
Bittersweet Manor A Novel by Tory McCagg is a poignant exploration of family dynamics and personal growth, published by She Writes Press on May 9, 2014. This first paperback edition spans 358 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers around thirty-two-year-old Emma Michaels, who, after a four-month estrangement from her family, visits her grandmother Gussie at The Harbor View Assisted Living Home to announce her decision to sell the family property. Their conversation serves as a catalyst for reflecting on the family’s history, revealing the complexities of their relationships and the expectations that have shaped their lives.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of family life as the story unfolds across generations, delving into Gussie’s youth and the lives of her three children, Auggie, Livy, and Alyssa. The novel examines how unspoken expectations and disappointments influence their paths, while Emma’s journey of self-discovery leads her to confront the past and the legacy of her family. As she navigates these revelations, she must decide whether to let go of what her grandmother cherishes most in order to embrace her own future. This narrative weaves themes of coming of age and familial sagas, inviting readers to reflect on the intricate ties that bind families together.
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After a four-month estrangement from her family, thirty-two-year-old Emma Michaels visits The Harbor View Assisted Living Home to tell her grandmother, Gussie, that she has made a decision: she’s going to sell the family property—her inheritance. Sitting on the dock of Poquatuck Village, Connecticut, looking across the harbor to their family’s longtime home, the two women debate over Emma’s choice—and their conversation lays the framework for the book, which flows over the decades, all the way back to Gussie’s youth and marriage, then forward through the lives of her three children, Auggie, Livy, and Alyssa, whose hopes and talents are warped by their mother’s influence and disappointed expectations. Expectations passed down through the generations. Subtle. Unspoken. Implacable. As Emma and Gussie remember the choices and dynamics that have produced the complicated tapestry that is their family’s history, Emma makes a number of surprising discoveries about her loved ones—and herself—and she prepares to do what no one else in her family has dared: let go of the past to make room for the future, though doing so will destroy the thing her grandmother holds most dear.
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