The Life of Riley - Softcover
- PublisherRandom House Australia
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0091834511
- ISBN 13 9780091834517
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages372
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The Life of Riley
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Random House Australia
(1998)
ISBN 10: 0091834511
ISBN 13: 9780091834517
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 372 pages. Cover wornThis is a family story about the quest f or happiness . And about sex, greed, gluttony and revenge. Meet the Rileys: DERMOTT: is obsessed with developing and marketing h is contraceptive device, The Clip. Comparisons with Pasteur would be appropriate, Dermott thinks, for the importance of his invent ion. He is dedicated, single-minded, possessed of very large test icles . and obsessive, stubborn, self-seeking and paranoid. EDI TH: from the moment she was born Edith was unpopular, and things don't seem likely to change - until she joins the mysterious TW2 cult. JUDITH: Judith never really got over the divorce; but she's never really got over having Maude Acacia for a mother, either. But there are consolations: lunches, parties, and the heady socia l whirl. FIONA: for Fiona happiness is a physical thing - a very physical thing. And when it nearly kills her husband, she moves b eyond the family. YOUNG JOSEPH: As far as Young Joseph can see hi s family is the one thing that stands between him and a life of e ternal bliss. MARY: already has everything she ever wanted: a lov ing husband, a baby on the way . So when a television documenta ry crew offer to make a film about her family, she can see no rea son to refuse -- until it becomes clear that it is turning into a nother Sylvania Waters. MAUDE ACACIA: grandmother of the clan, wh o feels it's about time everyone sat up and took notice. Every ye ar the Rileys gather around Granny Maude for Christmas at 'Little Mornington', the family mansion. But this year is different. Thi s year Granny gives them an ultimatum: they have one year to achi eve happiness, or they're out of the will. In the classic traditi on of COLD COMFORT FARM and P.G. Wodehouse comes a hilarious tale of family life, feuding, and the meaning of happiness . ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steve Wright is a novelist and screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for LILIAN'S STORY (adapted from Kate Grenville's novel), and has published three private eye novels. Steve lives in Sydney with his wife and two boys. SELLING POINTS: ** Great fu n. ** Family relationships are endlessly fascinating and here is a particularly eccentric family ** Classic comedy In the traditio n of Wodehouse, Cold Comfort Farm -- but with an Australian twist . Seller Inventory # 3130ad
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