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The Member of the Wedding Paperback – August 13, 2004

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From the master of Southern Gothic, Carson McCullers's coming-of-age story like no other about a young girl's fascination with her brother's wedding.

Twelve-year-old Frankie is utterly, hopelessly bored with life until she hears about her older brother’s wedding. Bolstered by lively conversations with her family maid, Berenice, and her six-year-old cousin—not to mention her own unbridled imagination—Frankie takes on an overly active role in the wedding, hoping even to go, uninvited, on the honeymoon, so deep is her desire to be a member of something larger, more accepting than herself.

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August 13, 2004
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14 years and up
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4.88 x 0.38 x 7.75 inches
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9780618492398
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978-0618492398
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Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Clock Without Hands. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 19, 1917, she became a promising pianist and enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York when she was seventeen, but lacking money for tuition, she never attended classes. Instead she studied writing at Columbia University, which ultimately led to The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, the novel that made her an overnight literary sensation. On September 29, 1967, at age fifty, she died in Nyack, New York, where she is buried.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0618492399
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books; Reprint edition (August 13, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780618492398
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0618492398
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 900L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 0.38 x 7.75 inches

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Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Clock Without Hands. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 19, 1917, she became a promising pianist and enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York when she was seventeen, but lacking money for tuition, she never attended classes. Instead she studied writing at Columbia University, which ultimately led to The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, the novel that made her an overnight literary sensation. On September 29, 1967, at age fifty, she died in Nyack, New York, where she is buried.

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fra7299

Thoughtful, reflective coming of age novel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2021

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“But a part of her was with them, and she could feel this part of her own self going away, and farther away; farther and farther, so that a drawn-out sickness came in her, going away and farther away, so that the kitchen Frankie was an old hull left there at the table.”

I think we can all identify with being young, wanting adventure, and being part of something big and momentous. In Carson McCullers’ The Member of the Wedding, twelve-year-old Frankie longs for something outside of her current life situation. As her brother will married soon, and onto his honeymoon, this perhaps opens the window to Frankie’s hopes…

Among other themes and morals, perhaps the most prevalent is Frankie’s pursuit of finding her place and her identity. In many respects, she is at a crossroads in her young life, caught between youth and adolescence, between life at home and the world outside. The novel zeroes in on Frankie’s inner turmoil and exploration of these two boundaries.

One of the aspects McCullers handles so well in her novels is exploring the human condition in a uniquely original way, and this is exemplified to a tee in The Member of the Wedding. McCullers takes the reader along with Frankie and we also get to contemplate the struggles of acceptance, understanding one’s self, and finding one’s place. It’s easy to see how this story would work well in a drama format and be converted to a play.

In short, The Member of the Wedding is a very contemplative and reflective novel, a coming-of-age story that we can all readily identify with in some manner. It is a very quick and concise read that flies by, and one of those novels that will have you thinking long after you read the final page.

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Mbrobb

Appealed to a middle aged mother and two 13 year olds

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 9, 2013

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I had heard that this book is taught at Princeton by Tony Morrison, so I was a little concerned when I put it on our summer family reading list that it might be over the heads of my kids (and me, for that matter). It turns out, the prose is so simple, yet affecting, that everyone in my family read it with ease. But did they relate to it? Well, I can say for my part that the book brought back memories of my own brother's wedding the summer I was 15 (and no I didn't think I was going to change my name and go off with the newly weds). The combination of excitement about the wedding and unease about the unknown landscape after your first sibling gets married all bubbled up in an unexpected way. Additionally, the writing was so evocative of the south, I was glad to read it and happy to have my kids read it too.

As for the kids, they wouldn't tell you they loved it, but you could tell, even through their unflattering descriptions of the story, that they understood it and related to it. They thought Frankie was weird, but they could describe her in such detail that I knew they were paying attention. This book has many layers to it; I'm confident that if they study it in high school or college, they will see it afresh; and I'm happy they've had a chance to be exposed to such a great example of modern literature.

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CJC

Stands the test of time...a Classic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2014

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The pure magic that McCullers creates with the written word makes this worth 4 stars right off the get go. She gives us the character of Frankie or F. Jasmine who is so ready to leave 12 years behind and move forward that she is a bundle of nerves and dreams. She doesn't feel like she fits in her skin any more and is so anxious to shed it and find out who she is suppose to be. That terrible angst of adolescence, the feeling that you are suppose to be doing something else, while not quite sure you want to leave what is safe but knowing for certain that there is more for you in life. This is a true tale of one's coming of age. Standing right on the edge, knowing that once you step over you are never quite so carefree and innocent....but you so want to step into the grown up side. A time of excitement, fear and woe all mixed together.

Frankie is determined to travel the world with her brother and his soon to be bride. She is ready to leave all that she knows behind and seek adventure. She feels stifled in a small town where she doesn't fit in, isn't a member of the club and her best friends are the very wise, black housekeeper Berneice and her 6 year old cousin John Henry. She laments her fate day after day as she awaits the big wedding day, but the closer it gets the more she seems to reminisce and feels a little sad about moving on. Her dreams are big but so far her world is small even though it is safe.

McCullers took me into that old southern house, right up to the kitchen table eating Hoppin John, playing bridge with sticky stained cards while the flies buzzed in the thick and humid air. I could feel Frankie just bubbling over to tell anyone who would listen that she was going to leave this little town behind. I could hear the regret in Berneice's voice as she told her stories, I could feel John Henry's childish wonder at everything around him.

The changes coming to the South ran parallel to Frankies growing up. The world was at war, Civil Rights were just around the corner and the country would never be the same again. You could feel the changes that were coming, they just hung heavy in the air....for Frankie and the South that she knew so well. Such a simple story, taking place over only a few days, but so well crafted the impression it leaves will last through time.

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Montana Mackay

Not For Me

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2020

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I can see why McCullers is a fascinating author to many readers. She scrutinizes mood, setting, social and human interaction. For me, there was too much scrutiny. I got about 25% through the book and only a few hours had passed, while the author told and re-told the same scene. I completely understand that many adolescents have a "my life sucks" mantra, but I'm not sure I want to examine it at this intense and unremitting level .

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S. B. Kelly

Short and crisp

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 1, 2014

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Set in the last months of WW2, this is a bleak view of life from the point of view of a 12-year-old girl whose mother died giving birth to her. What a burden to carry! She lives in the Deep South with her father, the black housekeeper and her young cousin Henry, feeling alienated from everyone and everything. When her older brother announces his wedding, she begins to obsess about the event, somehow imagining that she can create a new life as a third wheel with the happy couple.

Taking place over a couple of days, this very short novel doesn't feel short at all because the prose is so dense, the telling so relentless.

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Amazon CustomerJim Sproull

Not one of the author’s best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 26, 2018

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I have struggled to reach page 75 and although this book is no doubt well written it is SO boring and judging by other reviews I feel well justified in leaving it at that which is a pity because The Ballad of The Sad Café and The Heart Is A lonely Hunter are both quite readable

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Simone Dewar

and loved it. although I can't remember much of it ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 14, 2015

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I read this book about 40 years ago , and loved it . although I can't remember much of it I don't think I'm enjoying as much as I did back then , but I am very delighted I was able to get it for my Kindle as otherwise I wouldn't be able to read at all as I have Macular Degeneration and can just make the print larger . What a wonderful device the Kindle is!

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Tom Thorpe

A Slight Tale Told With Mastery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 19, 2016

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A simple story about an adolescent girl trying to find her place in the world. It beautifully captures the awkwardness of a teenager, her hopes, fears and dreams. However, don't let the simplicity fool you. This is a perfectly crafted tale that's contains real depth beneath its surface. It compares favourably with Catcher in the Rye.

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Pamela

Brilliant.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 18, 2009

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I absolutely loved this book. A concise and beautifully written book in which every word counted, but no word was surplus. Marvellous descriptions, and a vivid depiction of a lonely young girl. Not always likeable, but understandable. This will rate as one of my favourite books.

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