| Carnivore Diet Contributor(s): Slavin, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393328759 ISBN-13: 9780393328752 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: With this story of a politician's wife who is desperately trying to hold her family together, Slavin has unleashed a hilarious and disturbing tale where the reach of fantasy is as long as the arm of the federal government. "Haunting and inventive."--"Harper's Bazaar." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.58" W x 8.28" (0.61 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wendy Dunleavy is desperately trying to hold her family together. But with her politician husband in prison for corruption and her son, Dylan, the former child actor, running unsupervised through the orderly avenues of northwest Washington, she may not have enough muscle for the task. And that's before the first sighting of the mysterious chagwa, a famished and unruly menace that not only breaks up the all-important Beltway soirees but also seems to have intentions toward Dylan. Life might be easier if she weren't addicted to sedatives like the rest of the frightened population. Life might be easier if it weren't always a diet of misery, hilarity, longing, and surprise in a nation of hucksters, self-deluding lobbyists, and pundits. Known for her haunting and inventive storytelling (Harper's Bazaar), her laugh-out-loud repartee, and her surreal transfigurations of the commonplace, Julia Slavin has unleashed a hilarious and disturbing tale where the reach of fantasy is as long as the arm of the federal government. Reading group guide included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slavin, Julia: - Julia Slavin is the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Woman Who Cut Off Her Leg at the Maidstone Club. She lives in Washington, DC. |