![]() ![]() It asks just how much we'll sacrifice to rescue single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves. Rich with Shriver's distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat-an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. ![]() Putting her marriage and adopted family on the line, Pandora chooses her brother-who, without her support in losing weight, will surely eat himself into an early grave. Imposing himself on Pandora's world, 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.Īfter the brother-in-law has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It's him or me. What happened?Īnd it's not just the weight. 344 ‘I am white rice’ states Pandora Half-danarson, narrator of Lionel Shriver’s obesity fable. Now she revels in the anonymity of her suburban Iowa life, while her brother basks in the limelight as a New York jazz musician. Pandora has looked up to her older brother Edison since they were children. ![]() In the four years since the siblings last saw each other, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. Big Brother Lionel Shriver HarperCollins, pp. The new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin. When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn't recognize him. 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 a striking new novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity. ![]()
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