All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
Janet is an elegant American woman in her sixties whose daughter, Sarah, is the star of the latest Nasa shuttle mission. Janet has three children in all: Sarah, Wade, and Bryan; and a greying ex-husband, Ted. At least, that's the family at a glance; a healthy example of the all-American average. But look again and you'll find that Janet, Wade and Julie all have AIDS; that Bryan is a suicidal manic-depressive whose girlfriend is pregnant, and that Wade isn't keen to talk to his father after Ted shot him in the stomach a while back. Well, Wade had picked up Ted's mistress in a bar, after all...Needless to say, nobody's looking forward to getting together to see Sarah off into space at her special farewell banquet...
'Douglas Coupland is one of the freshest, most exciting voices of the novel He has a wonderful talent' tom wolfe 'Coupland has passion and pace, intelligence and witIf you find anything about the way we live now disturbing and wrong, he is your man. (He is my man.)' Daily Telegraph 'Coupland at his best can make a single phrase say more than many another writer's whole novel.' jenny turner, London Review of Books
douglas coupland is one of the most far-sighted and observant writers of our time. Inventor of many a catchphrase and memorable descriptive epithet, his books are cults that millions have read. Among his previous books are Generation X and Girlfriend in a Coma.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007117512 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007117515 |
| Title | All Families are Psychotic |
| Author | Douglas Coupland |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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