num_pages: 252
description: FROM THE AUTHOR OF CRITICAL INJURIES, NOMINATED FOR THE 2002 MAN BOOKER PRIZE AND THE 2001 TRILLIUM AWARD Elderly, fat, rebellious and rambunctious Aggie lives side by side with her aging daughter, June, in an uneasy, sometimes hostile relationship. As June contemplates moving Aggie into a nursing home and Aggie struggles to retain her wit and her wits, they await the decisive arrival of Aggie?s much-loved granddaughter, June?s daughter, Frances. Duet for Three displays Joan Barfoot?s usual technical mastery and compassionate insight into her characters? lives, while offering a sensitive look at aging and the complex tensions and bonds among three generations of women. (Spring 2003)
language: English
title: Duet for Three
titlecomplete: Duet for Three
genres: Fiction, Canada, Womens
ratings_count: 67
publisher: HB Fenn