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Title:
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Usual Desire to Kill, The |
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Authors:
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Barnes, Camilla |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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248 |
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Year:
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2025 |
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Publisher:
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Simon & Schuster |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Miranda's parents live in a dilapidated house in rural France that they share with two llamas, eight ducks, five chickens, two cats, and a freezer full of food dating back to 1983.
Miranda's father is a retired professor of philosophy who never loses an argument. Her mother likes to bring conversation back to the War, although she was born after it ended. Married for fifty years, they are uncommonly set in their ways. Miranda plays the role of translator when she visits, communicating the desires or complaints of one parent to the other and then venting her frustration to her sister and her daughter.
A wry, propulsive, exquisitely observed story of a singularly eccentric family and the sibling rivalry, generational divides, and long-buried secrets that shape them. This is an extraordinary debut novel from a seasoned playwright with a flair for dialogue and, in the end, immense empathy. Simon & Schuster, Taken from book cover.
Comments from BDS Reviewers: "It is a no-put-down book, and you feel the emotions of all the characters, so deftly pictured".
"I would most definitely recommend it for the storyline".
"It made me thankful for my own family".
"The interaction of the parents is always combative - but these are quite comical/entertaining to the reader".
"It is a very readable book in the end, but unusual".
"I am recommending it to everyone, and will buy a copy for my own library".
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Categories:
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Fiction, Humour, Just Added, 2027 Titles |
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