The Member of the Wedding
Introduction by - Ali Smith
Penguin Classics
Paperback
: 26 Apr 2001
£9.99
Read an extract from: The Member of the Wedding
» Click here to read an extract from The Member of the Wedding
Synopsis
With delicacy of perception and memory, humour and pathos, Carson McCullers spreads before us the three phases of a weekend crisis in the life of a motherless twelve-year-old girl. Within the span of a few hours the irresistible, hoydenish Frankie passionately plays out her fantasies at her elder brother’s wedding. Through a perilous skylight we look right into the mind of a child torn between the yearning to belong and the urge to run away.Reviews
» Submit a reviewCritic Review:
‘McCullers has examined the heart of man with an understanding that no other writer … can hope to surpass’ Tennessee Williams


Tweet