The Swine's Wedding - Softcover

Weiss, Daniel Evan

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ISBN 10: 0999273507 ISBN 13: 9780999273500

Publisher: Pointed Prose Press, 2017

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A young man, nominally Jewish, plans to marry his Episcopalian girlfriend at her church. While researching the family tree to present to the couple, his mother unravels a story she never imagined: hundreds of years of flight—from the Church! She tries to convince him to respect the faith she never taught him, while trying to fend off the bride’s mother, an uncompromising clerical official. The morning of the wedding, the mother’s house burns to the ground. The Inquisition is over—but not the fire. “An astonishing work... a funny, daring, and ultimately searing book that is both a pleasure to read and too painful to forget.” Newsday

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Try to imagine a cross between a Shakespeare tragedy and a Philip Roth comedy, with a few Stephen King horrific touches thrown in. Allison Pennybaker and Solomon Beneviste know when they announce their engagement that her Episcopalian parents and his Jewish mother will have some adjusting to do, but the wedding planning results in a nuclear-family meltdown. Daniel Evan Weiss' earlier book, The Roaches Have No King, was the best book written about a cockroach since Archy and Mehitabel. He's got a brilliant touch with over-the-top details.

About the Author

Daniel Evan Weiss is the author of the novels Hell on Wheels, Honk if You Love Aphrodite and The Swine s Wedding. His non-fiction includes The Great Divide and 100% American. He lives in New York City.

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