Magnificence
Subtitle: a novel
By: Lydia Millet
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780393081701
Subjects: Life change events; Inheritance; Zoological specimens; Fiction; Collection and preservation; Shared housing; Widows; Claims against decedents' estates
Description: Susan Lindley is adrift after her husband's death. Suddenly gifted her great uncle's Pasadena mansion, she decides to restore his extensive collection of preserved animals. Meanwhile, a menagerie of uniquely damaged humans-- including a cheating husband and a chorus of eccentric elderly women-- joins her in residence. As Susan defends her inheritance from freeloading relatives and explores the mansion's many mysterious spaces, she emerges from the sudden dissolution of her family.