A recent addition to my "best debuts ever". Ok, it was published a few years ago, I'm late to the party, but I couldn't find any other threads on the subject.
The title alone is inspired. As is the opening paragraph, with the "pink fluffy grenade giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside". As is the characterisation: the gold-digging Valentina, the idealist sister and the cynical sister who must put aside their differences to deal with this threat to their family, the father who is simultaneously ridiculous and touching.
Marina Lewycka is now on my list of must-read authors.
The title alone is inspired. As is the opening paragraph, with the "pink fluffy grenade giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside". As is the characterisation: the gold-digging Valentina, the idealist sister and the cynical sister who must put aside their differences to deal with this threat to their family, the father who is simultaneously ridiculous and touching.
Marina Lewycka is now on my list of must-read authors.
