Shipstead, Maggie
Seating Arrangements
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007467730
- author:
- Shipstead, Maggie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Borough Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
At the family retreat on Waskeke, the Van Meters gather to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend promises lobster, champagne, and practiced bonhomie, but beneath the surface, long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks.
As the revelry unfolds, Winn Van Meter, the father-of-the-bride, is forced to confront his failings, desires, and own humanity, just shy of his sixtieth birthday. A life spent following the rules of the east coast upper crust is about to be put to the test.
Maggie Shipstead's nuanced and witty novel explores the complexities of family, fidelity, class, and crisis, revealing a world of distinctive and dazzling insight into the human condition.
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