- Taschenbuch: 336 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Perennial; Auflage: HarperPerennial ed (22. August 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060984333
- ISBN-13: 978-0060984335
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,8 x 12,7 x 2,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (16 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.161.762 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Jo-Nell McBroom heads out of the parking lot of the Starlight Lounge in a wheezy yellow Volkswagen, precariously balancing a tequila sunrise between her knees. Because she's paying more attention to her drinking than her driving, she fails to notice that she's fast approaching some railroad tracks and an oncoming train. She miraculously survives the accident, which serves as a summons home for her long-departed sister Freddie. No strangers to tragedy (the family resumeincludes suicide, electrocution, and drowning), the McBroom sisters cope with trauma in different ways: Jo-Nell has married so many times that her full name sounds like a law firm; Freddie has become an all-too-serious scholar with a string of college degrees; and third sister Eleanor stokes her fear of life by collecting scrapbooks of grisly crimes. This latest accident, however, becomes the impetus for them to face their fears and finally conquer them. West's brash, funny novel is immensely appealing, and it is both a paen to and a send-up of family bonds. Joanne Wilkinson
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From Kirkus Reviews
Southern gothic and soap-opera hype collide exuberantly in West's vivid if hokey third novel (She Flew the Coop, 1994, etc.): a tale of three sisters and their plucky Grandma fighting to dispel a family curse in a small Tennessee town. When Jo-Nell, the youngest of the three McBroom sisters, is near death as the result of a train accident, the family thinks it's just another manifestation of the curse that has dogged them for three generations. Originally from Texas, most of the McBrooms now live in Tallulah, Tennessee, where everybody knows everybody else's business. Freddie, the middle sister, left Tallulah and headed for California after being expelled from medical school; now, she interrupts a whale-watching visit to Baja, Mexico, with fellow scientist-husband Sam to fly to Jo-Nell's bedside. Grandma Minerva, meanwhile, fears that the old family curse has been revived. Eleanor, the eldest, is so obsessed with crime that she cannot go out alone, and picks up widows from the Senior Citizen Center before she drives to the store. As the four women alternate recollections of the past with accounts of what happens when they're all together again, the plot moves at a hyperventilating pace. Minerva recalls her Texas childhood, her marriage, the tragic deaths of two of her children, the move to Tallulah, where--such is the power of the curse--husband Amos dies and daughter Ruth marries Freddie McBroom, is widowed, marries again only to be abandoned, then commits suicide. Jo-Nell, regarded locally as a slut, has also been unlucky in love; and Freddie finds herself still attracted to her own first love, Jackson, a pediatrician with a similarly checkered family history. When Minerva dies, the sisters, having finally faced the past, are ready to move on. Colorful, larger-than-life characters strut and stew with zest across an equally colorful terrain--in a tale that grips in spite of itself. ($35,000 ad/promo; author tour) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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This novel is quite different from the books I'm used to reading. It envelopes you into the lives of the McBroom sisters and their grandmother as they deal with love, life, and death. It's serious, but also, hilarious.
I found myself finishing this tome within 2 days because I genuinely cared about the characters and their so-called 'family curse'. Bad things kept happening to the sisters and their grandmother because of the curse and I felt the need to see if any resolutions were provided.
The author's writing style is laid-back and free flowing. Very easy to follow....
American Pie is tasty and easy to digest, check it out. Trust me, you'll be satisfied!
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This is the second Michael Lee West book that I've read, and I loved them both. They're light, fun page-turners that are written well. Her characters are diverse,interesting and entertaining.
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American Pie did not fall under the usual genre of books I read, but what an unexpected pleasure it was. You will never forget the McBroom sisters. Their pleasures, sorrows and sibling bond intrigue you from the first few pages, as you root for each to find her way in this funny old world. Michael Lee West writes in a voice that is intelligent, funny and true.
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Our Fourth Reading Club Selection
American Pie, was a selection all 14 members of our Reading Club enjoyed. Not only does that not happen often, it made for a short discussion! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. März 2000 von L. Forman
Funny and wise
As I read this book I kept looking at the author's picture on the jacket, wondering how anyone who looked so young could be so wise. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. Februar 2000 von "msgranddame"
Kept me interested
I might have rated this book 5 stars if I hadn't read WHAT LOOKS CRAZY ON AN ORDINARY DAY right after it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Januar 2000 von Pat Montgomery
Fantastic book
I have read all of Michael Lee West's books and I cannot get enough of them. She is a terrific author and this is a great book.
Veröffentlicht am 1. Oktober 1999 von m
Doesn't take much willing suspension of disbelief
to embrace West's remarkable characters and claim them for friends. American Pie's humor, dialogue, and women characters weave themselves into our lives. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. August 1999 von Kathy A. Taylor
I was entertained the whole way through!
Michael Lee West has written a jewel. Her style is so refreshing and smooth, she could have been writing about how to bait a fishing hook and I would have enjoyed it. Ms. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Mai 1999 von Dianna Johnston
Bittersweet (but hilarious) tale of a Southern family
This one was hard to put down! The book is so well written, with in-depth depictions of three very different sisters and the adoring grandmother who helped to raise them. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. April 1999 veröffentlicht
Not bad....
but then not near as good as her other two books, Crazy Ladies or She Flew the Coup. I felt the story line of this novel just drug on and on without really going anywhere. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
Awesome!
Once I started reading I could not put it down. The McBroom sisters are hilarious and unforgettable and so are their adventures. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Female Bonding: Hilarious and Heartwarming
I read this book after Rebecca Wells' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna landvik. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. April 1998 veröffentlicht
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