The Middlesteins
Attenberg, Jami
The Middlesteins / Jami Attenberg. - 1st ed. - New York : Grand Central Pub. , 2012. - 273 p. ; 22 cm.
Edie Middlestein is digging her grave with her teeth, as the saying goes. Previously a successful Chicago attorney, Edie has sought comfort in food all her life; she craves fattening treats the way an alcoholic craves booze. Now that she is over 60 and over 300 pounds, her partners have pretty much forced early retirement on her. Edie is also facing a second surgery on her legs. Her husband, Richard, has had enough. He leaves his wife after nearly 40 years of marriage, to the shock of their easygoing son, Benny, and the anger of their difficult daughter, Robin. Despite this sad scenario, Attenberg finds ample comic moments in this wry tale about an unraveling marriage. She has a great ear for dialogue, and the novel is perfectly paced. Her characters are all believable, if not always sympathetic, though Edie's romance with a Chinese restaurant owner seems improbable.
9781455507207
2011025990
Families----Fiction
Life change events--- Fiction
Middle West----Fiction
PS3601.T784 / M53 2012
FIC ATT
The Middlesteins / Jami Attenberg. - 1st ed. - New York : Grand Central Pub. , 2012. - 273 p. ; 22 cm.
Edie Middlestein is digging her grave with her teeth, as the saying goes. Previously a successful Chicago attorney, Edie has sought comfort in food all her life; she craves fattening treats the way an alcoholic craves booze. Now that she is over 60 and over 300 pounds, her partners have pretty much forced early retirement on her. Edie is also facing a second surgery on her legs. Her husband, Richard, has had enough. He leaves his wife after nearly 40 years of marriage, to the shock of their easygoing son, Benny, and the anger of their difficult daughter, Robin. Despite this sad scenario, Attenberg finds ample comic moments in this wry tale about an unraveling marriage. She has a great ear for dialogue, and the novel is perfectly paced. Her characters are all believable, if not always sympathetic, though Edie's romance with a Chinese restaurant owner seems improbable.
9781455507207
2011025990
Families----Fiction
Life change events--- Fiction
Middle West----Fiction
PS3601.T784 / M53 2012
FIC ATT
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