A classic American novel from the author of Borrowed Finery. On the eve of their trip to Africa, Laura Maldonada Clapper and her husband, Desmond, sit in a New York City hotel room, drinking scotchandsodas and awaiting the arrival of three guests Clara, Lauras timid daughter from a previous marriage Carlos, Lauras flamboyant brother and Peter, a melancholy editor whom Laura hasnt seen for over a year. But what begins as a bon voyage party soon becomes a bitter, claustrophobic clash of family resentment. From the hotel room to the tiny restaurant to which the five embark, Laura presides over the escalating innuendo and hostility with imperial cruelty, for she is hiding the knowledge that her mother, the family matriarch, has died of a heart attack that morning. Intense and unerringly observed, The Widows Children is a tour de force from the incomparable Paula Fox.

Binding: Paperback;244 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 343.17 g; Dimensions: N/A

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