Maye's Request
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.86 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1602821992 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They run a successful school of improv and solo performance called The Fun Institute. She has had numerous plays produced, including a two-woman show she wrote and performed with her partner. Clifford and her partner live in Santa Cruz, California.. About the AuthorClifford Henderson has been writing for the theater since 1986
"Master at her craft" according to Quentin Hancock. One of the things that really makes me a fan of this novel is the way it's narrated. Much of the story is told from the point of view of Brianna, who feels pushed and pulled by the opposing forces of her family, and affected by forces largely out of her control. Maye's request is that Brianna ("Bean") help reconcile the relationship between her father and her aunt, Jake and Jen Bell, but she still doesn't really know what led to their estrangement in the first place. At one point Brianna complains about having a "Rashomon childhood" in which her personal past and family history has been fed back to her in bits and pieces. Star said Maye's Request. I read this sweet and heartbreaking story in one sitting. Bean has no idea of the depth of the rift between her parents - all three of them. Bean's mother, Maye, fell in love with Jake Bell and later with his twin sister Jen. Now that Maye's illness (Guillain-Barré syndrome) has brought them all back together, will the time together heal the rift or only rend them further apart? The story splits between the present and the twins' past giving the reader the full picture of how the relationships formed and fractured. Unfortunately, Bean was caught in between. I truly laughed out loud at some passages and cried at ot. engaging story with endearing characters you can't help but love, even (or especially) with all their flaws Judy An engaging story with endearing characters you can't help but love, even (or especially) with all their flaws. The plot is multi-layered and very believable. As with Clifford Henderson's previous two novels, there is an undercurrent of playfulness.
Clifford Henderson has been writing for the theater since 1986. They run a successful school of improv and solo performance called The Fun Institute. She has had numerous plays produced, including a two-woman show she wrote and performed with her partner. Clifford and her partner live in Santa Cruz, California.
Her parents form a perfect triangle: Mom, Dad, and her mother’s loverwho also happens to be her Dad’s twin sister. Although each of Bean’s parents now lives alone, the animosity between the twins makes dealing with either of them like tiptoeing between landmines. Then her mom, Maye, is threatened with a rare and possibly fatal illness, and she begs Bean to help heal the rift between brother and sister. She has a history of complicated relationships. Reluctantly, Bean intervenes. But the more Bean finds out about her parents’ complicated history, the more she realizes how little she knows.A story of love, longing, and family values.. Is it her family legacy?Freshly out of college and possibly in love, Brianna Bell, aka Bean, worries that she’ll never be able to have a normal relationship due to her screwy upbringing