Julie Myerson is an English author and critic. At the
Guardian she tagged six favorite family gatherings from literature, including:
“A wedding!” Two words that form the memorable start to Jonathan Dee’s sublimely dark novel of family dysfunction, The Privileges. In a breathtakingly sustained, real-time opening chapter, Dee gives us a minute-by-minute account as friends and splintered families gather for the “big schmaltzy wedding” of a wealthy and beautiful young couple. Wryly done and unforgettable.
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--Marshal Zeringue
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