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From the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist So Much for That and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin comes an extraordinary novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity.
When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the Iowa airport, she doesn't recognize him. In the four years since she last saw him, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? And it's not just the weight. Edison breaks her husband Fletcher's handcrafted furniture, makes overkill breakfasts for the family, and entices her stepson not only to forgo college but to drop out of high school. After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: it's him or me. But which loyalty is paramount, that of a wife or a sister? For without Pandora's support, surely Edison will eat himself into an early grave.
Rich with Shriver's distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat—an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much we are obligated to help members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A gutsy, heartfelt novel Sunday Times[Shrivers] best novel yet Independent on SundayA surprising sledgehammer of a novel The TimesShriver is brilliant on the novel shock that is hunger glorious, fearless, almost fanatically hard-working prose GuardianLionel Shriver's Big Brother has the muscle to overpower its readers. It is a conversation piece of impressive heft New York TimesShriver is wonderful at the things she is always wonderful at. Pace and plot. . . . Psychology IndependentThe latest compelling, humane and bleakly comic novel from the author of We Need to Talk about Kevin Evening StandardHer best work presents characters so fully formed that they inhabit her ideas rather than trumpet them New RepublicWhen Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesnt recognize him. The once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened?Soon Edisons slovenly habits, appalling diet, and know-it-all monologues are driving Pandora and her fitness-freak husband Fletcher insane. After the brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: its him or me.Rich with Shrivers distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: why we overeat and whether extreme diets ever really work. It asks just how much sacrifice well make to save single members of our families, and whether its ever possible to save loved ones from themselves. From the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin. '[Shriver's] best novel yet' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007271108
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