The Antiques by Kris D'Agostino - A family reunites after the death of its patriarch just as a hurricane tears through town in this “sparklingly funny novel. · Introduction. Kris D’Agostino’s The Antiques is an emotionally reverberant portrait of an American family in chaos. On the eve of a massive super storm, George Westfall lays dying. His three adult children have drifted apart, and his wife is fighting to Brand: Scribner. In The Antiques, by Kris D’Agostino, a storm comparable to Superstorm Sandy bears down on the mid-Atlantic coast, just as the storms within the lives of the Westfall family gather steam and hit. One sex addicted sibling is trying to complete a sale of his most recent start up that will make or break him/5.
Kris D'Agostino is the author of The Antiques ( avg rating, ratings, reviews, published ) and The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac ( avg. Kris D'Agostino's The Antiques is an emotionally reverberant portrait of an American family in chaos. On the eve of a massive super storm, George Westfall lays dying. His three adult children have drifted apart, and his wife is fighting to protect the family's struggling antiques business. The novel tracks a week in the lives of the. The antique store and her children's personal lives in shambles, and Ana experiences a crisis of confidence, wondering how the family will survive. D'Agostino balances scathing and humorous commentary on the foibles of family with keen insight into his characters who, despite their myriad flaws, deserve a satisfactory ending to the worst week ever.
"The Antiques is a literary hurricane of hilarity, heartbreak, and familial redemption. Kris D’Agostino juggles a stolen model-rocket, a patriarchal funeral, a runaway movie actress, and a potentially priceless painting all the way to the novel’s very satisfying ending. The Westfall family could be the Tenenbaums of Upstate New York." Find The Antiques by D'Agostino, Kris at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The Antiques by Kris D'Agostino - A family reunites after the death of its patriarch just as a hurricane tears through town in this “sparklingly funny novel.
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