The first 50 pages were a struggle... but it began to get interesting as to why Nicholas hasn't done anything to support his child outside petty thievery. Noscha, his sister ,is tired of being a former minor celebrity. She can see the truth of who they are. She begins to make changes like going to night school, but not easy undertaking. Their Grandfather who has cared for them all their lives,may have dementia, and Nicholas may not support any real changes...it would mean he would have to change. Here is an excerpt from the book "There is nothing as frustrating as being consumed with rage over someone and knowing that you aren't even on their mind. You want your enemy to be engaged in a struggle until the death with you. Otherwise you are fighting yourself. I mean we are essentially only in wars against ourselves, but we don't like it to be painfully obvious. " This is in reference to their mother who left them with the grandfather and has went on to get married and have kids. There Dad pops in and out . It's funny how bonds can former in a dysfunctional families.
Can you transcend a rough start in life? Do you have to saba together yourself in order to maintain these bonds? I ended up giving this book away but I wished I hadn't because I like the characters and that it takes place in Canada. I give it 4 out of 5 stars
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i know my upper arms will grow flabby it's true of all the women in my family i know that the purple views like dead fish in Seine ...
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I didn't want to wait on my knees In a room made quiet by waiting. A room where we'd listen for the rise Of breath, the bur...
