It begins for Oliver and Carla, fourteen-year-old twins, when their father splits for New York, grows a beard, and tries to write a novel in his "bachelor pad". In the tenseness and confusion that follow, Oliver decides to put his flair for gourmet cooking to good use by opening a small restaurant with Carla as maitre d'. Soon after, older brother Ralph's girlfriend becomes pregnant and has an abortion. Then, Mom makes a shocking confession. Suddenly, summer becomes a time of self-discovery, as Oliver and Carla achieve a new maturity and depth of understanding about life, love, and parents.
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Seller: Black Tree Books, Davenport Center, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. An about very good condition copy. Bright and clean wraps. Gently read. Light shelf wear. Minimal soiling. Tight binding. Internally, toned pages. Top corner at the fore-edge contact with bookworm. This damage does not enter the text beyond the margins. The pages are free of markings or marginalia and the edition remains in good reading condition. Seller Inventory # 7340