Letter from Point Clear
Subtitle: a novel
By: Dennis McFarland
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780805077667
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Fiction
Description: 10 months after the death of the family's alcoholic patriarch, Roy. Of the three adult children, Ellen, a published poet, is separated from her husband for the summer and caring for their young son, Willie. With her high-strung, opinionated brother, Morris, and Richard, Morris's partner of 14 years, Ellen and Willie travel to the family's Point Clear estate, where the youngest, Bonnie, has been living since abandoning a floundering Manhattan theatrical career to care for ailing Roy. A strained family dinner denouement ignites a clash pitting Ellen and Morris against an ex-gay minister invited to save Morris. Can a crisis of faith be far behind?