The Middlesteins
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Published
New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, [2012].
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
273 pages (hardcover) ; 22 cm
Status
PCPLS - Portage Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, [2012].
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
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Description
For more than thirty years, Edie and Richard Middlestein shared a solid family life together in the suburbs of Chicago. But now things are splintering apart, for one reason, it seems: Edie's enormous girth. She's obsessed with food--thinking about it, eating it--and if she doesn't stop, she won't have much longer to live. When Richard abandons his wife, it is up to the next generation to take control. Robin, their schoolteacher daughter, is determined that her father pay for leaving Edie. Benny, an easy-going, pot-smoking family man, just wants to smooth things over. And Rachelle-- a whippet thin perfectionist-- is intent on saving her mother-in-law's life, but this task proves even bigger than planning her twin children's spectacular b'nai mitzvah party. Through it all, they wonder: do Edie's devastating choices rest on her shoulders alone, or are others at fault, too? With pitch-perfect prose, huge compassion, and sly humor, Jami Attenberg has given us an epic story of marriage, family, and obsession. The Middlesteins explores the hopes and heartbreaks of new and old love, the yearnings of Midwestern America, and our devastating, fascinating preoccupation with food.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Attenberg, J. (2012). The Middlesteins (First Edition.). Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Attenberg, Jami. 2012. The Middlesteins. Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Attenberg, Jami. The Middlesteins Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Attenberg, Jami. The Middlesteins First Edition., Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group, 2012.
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