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Beaming Sonny Home: A Novel
Beaming Sonny Home: A Novel
Beaming Sonny Home: A Novel
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"The sharp-tongued Mattie...is one of Pelletier's most sublime creations."—Booklist

Fortune hasn't been kind to 66-year-old Mattie Gifford. Her mother committed suicide, her husband slept with her best friend, and she can't stand her three selfish daughters. But she does love her son, Sonny, who nevertheless plunges her into deep despair when he takes two women and a poodle hostage in his ex-wife's trailer. Sonny claims to have seen John Lennon's face in an apparition and gets his own mug on the television news. Beaming Sonny Home is a poignant tale of disappointment and a mother's love that stands as a testament to Pelletier's gift for storytelling.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSourcebooks
Release dateJul 1, 2014
ISBN9781402294976
Beaming Sonny Home: A Novel
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Cathie Pelletier

Cathie Pelletier is the author of eleven novels, including The Funeral Makers, a New York Times Notable Book. The Washington Post calls her “An ambitious, fearless novelist...one of the funniest novelists at work in this country.”

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