Monkeys (Paperback)

Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER Funny, wry, and profoundly moving (San Francisco Chronicle), the striking and original (Chicago Tribune) first novel from the award-winning author of Evening explores the intricacies of family dynamics and the multifaceted effects of grief. Not since J. D. Salinger has an American writer so feelingly evoked the special affections and loyalties that may develop among children in large families.The New York Times Book ReviewThe Vincents are a large and awkward New England family. Augustus Paine drinks too much; his wife, Rosie, a high-spirited Catholic, holds the family together, towing her seven monkeys to church, to boat races, and picnics in Maine. When she dies suddenly in an accident, they are left to cope. Monkeys beautifully mines the childrens tenderness for one another and their guardianship of what they salvage after tragedy has hit. In this time-honored story of American family life, Susan Minot again reveals her ability for illuminating the glances and gestures of affection and heartbreak. NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this luminous story of family life—the first novel by Susan Minot, author of the highly acclaimed Evening—the seven Vincent children follow their Catholic mother to Mass and spend Thanksgiving with their father's aging parents who come from a world of New England priviledge. As they grow older, they meet with the perplexing lives of adults. Susan Minot writes with delicacy and a tremendous gift for the details that decorate domestic life, and when tragedy strikes she beautifully mines the children's tenderness for each other, and their aching guardianship of what they have. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…