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A darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life and the possibility of personal transformation Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his younger brother, George, a taller, smarter, and more successful high-flying TV executive, acquire a covetable wife, two kids, and a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- H. R. Haldeman: Add a description of this character.
- David Remnick
- Lenny
- Hiram P. Moody: accountant
- Ben Schwartz
- Mother
- Dr. Rosenblatt
- Solomon 's
- Geoffrey Ordy Jr.
- Ching Lan
- Romeo
- Arthur Bremer
- Madeline
- Marcel
- Morty
- Ashley Sarah Silver: 11 year old daughter of George and Jane
- Franklin Furness
- Ryan S. Weissman
- Cheryl Stevens
- Bongani
- Dirk Kruger
- Ed Guthman
- Manny
- Colin Cowie
- Miss Renee
- John Mitchell
- Adam
- Ricardo
- George Silver: Crazy network exec
- John Ehrlichman
- Agatha
- Heather Ann Ryan
- Mrs. Garcia
- Bobby Goldman
- Christina Menendez
- Rutkowsky
- Dr. Walter Penny
- Mr. Gao
- Sara Singer
- Cyrus
- Bebe Rebozo
- Dr. Crawley
- Sofia
- Jason
- Dr. Tuttle
- Wilson Grady
- Londisizwe
- Mr. Harold Silver
- Lauren Spektor
- Manelisi
- Amanda Johnson
- Maria
- Susan
- David Eisenhower
- Martha Mitchell
- Tessie: the dog
- Sakhile
- Lynne Tillman
- Pat
- Cameron
- Dr. Faustus
- Wanda
- Carmen Miranda
- Josia
- Brad
- Arthur Miller
- Nathaniel Allan Silver: son of Jane and George
- Dr. Gerwin
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- Don DeLillo
- Binnie Herschlag
- Aunt Lillian
- Avery
- Mrs. Gao
- Mark
- Pieter Goosen
- Cecily
- Henry Kissinger
- Josh
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Claire
First Sentence edit
Do you want my recipe for disaster?
Authors & Contributors edit
- A. M. Homes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 27, 2012
ISBN: 978-0670025480
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Viking
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 27, 2012
ISBN: 978-0670025480
Page Count: 480
Awards edit
- Women's Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2013, Shortlist)
Subjects edit
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