The Nearly Happy Family

My point is this: who needs enemies when you have a family?’

Claire Delaney, a fiery fifteen-year-old, and her mother, Jackie, are both out of control.  They’ve had a lot to deal with after the tragic death of Claire’s father – and they’re driving each other crazy. When Jackie, a forty-something comedian, announces she’s going to marry a younger man she’s only just met, Claire is outraged.  In retaliation she apprentices herself to a volatile Italian chef, who teaches her the secrets of his kitchen.  In time, both Jackie and Claire discover that life – like the best recipes – is at once mysterious and mysteriously simple.


Sydney Morning Herald

  • Published: 4 May 2009
  • ISBN: 9781742284217
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 462
  • Categories:
  • Contemporary fiction
  • General & literary fiction


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