Falling Angels [Paperback]

Barbara Gowdy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Somerville House, USA; 1St Edition edition (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0921051409
• ISBN-13: 978-0921051404
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Snappy Dialogue, richly worded", September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Falling Angels (Paperback)

I loved this book. The three main charactures of this book are sisters growing up in a very disfunctual family in the 60's. I caught myself laughing out loud so many times, at the authors use of humor during some very un-humorous moments in the book. The characters are real, and reminded me of the different emotions I felt growing up. I think it is a gift for an author to write of shrewd and tragic situations with a sense of humor at the same time. If you enjoy a book that "you cant put down"...this is a book for you. I am excited to read more from this author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brutal and bizarre, January 12, 2011

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Sharlene T (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Angels (Paperback)

Poor Norma, Sandy and Louise. The three Field sisters growing up in 1960s suburban Toronto live in a gloomy, comfortless world. Their father is demanding, difficult, and has dalliances on the side, and their mother, who dropped her baby son over the Niagara Falls many years ago, seeks solace in alcohol. The girls are the ones who take care of her and the house, going for groceries, cooking and cleaning, and trying to stop her from heading for the roof. But one day, one early morning, she does, and they cannot stop her.
Barbara Gowdy seems to like the weird, the eccentric, the crazies. Falling Angelsis a tale of a dysfunctional family, with weird and unexpected events that lurk around every corner. It is a sad life these girls lead, and they each have their own coping mechanisms to deal with their family's problems, resulting in a book that is dark, honest, brutal, a little bizarre and funny at the same time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rarity!, April 8, 2009

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Chris M. Tusa (Baton Rouge) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Angels (Paperback)

Falling Angels is a rare novel. Well-developed characters, wonderfully compact prose, and a simple but interesting premise. If you read one book this year, read this one.