In "Family Life," Russell Banks first novel, he transforms the dramas of domesticity into the story of a royal family in a mythical contemporary kingdom. Life inside this kingdom includes the king (dubbed the Hearty or the Bluff ), who squeals angrily as is his wont; the queen, who, while pondering the mirror in her chambers, decides to write a book; and three adolescent princes who are, respectively, a superb wrestler, a fanatical sports car driver, and a sullen drunk.
Then there are the mysterious Green Man with a thing for princes; the Loon, who lives in a tree house designed by Christopher Wren; and a whole slew of murders, mayhem, coups, debauches, world tours, and love and loss and laughter.
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In "Family Life," Russell Banks first novel, he transforms the dramas of domesticity into the story of a royal family in a mythical contemporary kingdom. Life inside this kingdom includes the king (dubbed the Hearty or the Bluff ), who squeals angrily as is his wont; the queen, who, while pondering the mirror in her chambers, decides to write a book; and three adolescent princes who are, respectively, a superb wrestler, a fanatical sports car driver, and a sullen drunk.
Then there are the mysterious Green Man with a thing for princes; the Loon, who lives in a tree house designed by Christopher Wren; and a whole slew of murders, mayhem, coups, debauches, world tours, and love and loss and laughter.
Imprint | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 2013 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | November 2013 |
Authors | Russell Banks |
Readers | Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell |
Dimensions | 145 x 132mm (L x W) |
Format | |
Disks | 3 |
Running time | 2 hours, 53 minutes |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4829-6868-2 |
Barcode | 9781482968682 |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-4829-6868-1 |