- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Kensington (Jan 30 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0758209843
- ISBN-13: 978-0758209849
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #581,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Coburn picks up where she left off in Tales from the Crib (2006). Lucy and her husband Jack, have made their dream of running an artists' colony come true. But not long after the first group of artists arrives, things start to go wrong. There's a rash of mysterious injuries on the grounds, and none of the artists are producing any new work. While Lucy's trying to figure out whether the problems are coincidental or the house is haunted, she's also tending to her high-maintenance New Age mother, Anjoli. This is a quirky novel. Despite all the naked weddings, dog acupuncture sessions, and spiritual "space-clearing" sessions, scenes do ring true, especially those of Lucy bonding with her new neighbors and rejuvenating her relationship with Jack. Coburn's fans will find this a pleasing complement to her other books, but even readers new to Coburn will be taken with this odd and interesting story. Aleksandra Kostovski
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4.3 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Romp Through Creativity!, Jan 30 2007
By Viviane Crystal - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Queen Gene (Mass Market Paperback)
"I can usually count on a phone call every day from my mother's dog, and today was no different." So begins a romp through the most zany, funny, yet endearing family whose antics will propel you to the very end of this creative tale.
Meet Jack and Lucy who are undergoing a marital renaissance that is so real yet sweet as they forge their new Berkshire artist colony. Are they prepared for the personalities to arrive? Is there something more happening when the new residents seem to undergo personality changes and experiencing recurrent injuries? Who will solve the dilemma of insane antics and chaos that follows?
Meet Anjoli, Lucy's mother, and her newly adopted Chihuahua - sometimes known as Paz, sometimes as Spot - indeed with a new name about every month. Anjoli, or "Honky" as Lucy's son Adam calls his grandma, is a successful entrepreneur who has much time on her hands to explore just about every new age healing fad in existence. Ah, but how graciously and outrageously she flows into every experience, making the reader laugh with her unorthodox but very real and honest comments. As she continues to seek healing for her dog's "anxiety-ridden" paw rash, the dog displays an uncanny ability. While perched in Anjoli's purse, the dog dials Lucy's number and oh what conversations, parties, and silliness Lucy hears and shares with the reader.
There is so much more to this delightful novel - elderly Aunt Bernice's first visit to a strip joint, the glazier artist who breaks every piece of glass he touches - that will make you roar with laughter and then smile deeply as you touch the human poignancy of connections these characters create and nurture.
Exquisitely delightful! You'll love it; I promise!
Reviewed by Viviane Crystal on January 20, 2007
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Laughing out loud, July 27 2008
By Gayle Carline "maven in training" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Queen Gene (Mass Market Paperback)
This was the first Jennifer Coburn book I've read, and I really liked it. It took me on so many twists and turns, each one wilder and funnier than the next. The characters are completely odd but very likeable. I actually laughed out loud during a lot of it, which I hardly ever do (unless I'm reading Dave Barry, in which case I usually shoot coffee out my nose).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Royally Entertaining, Jan 31 2007
By MP_Reads - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Queen Gene (Mass Market Paperback)
What I really like about Jennifer Coburn's novels is that they examine family dynamics in a way that is both hilariously funny, yet genuine and authentic. There were some crazy funny scenes in this book like when Lucy's mother, Anjolie takes her dog to different New Age healers to help him overcome his nervous habit. We get to belly laugh while the poor dog goes through energy healing, heat lamp therapy and acupuncture, but at the same time, the text is peppered with dialogue and relationships that are so real and honest that you can't help connect and care about these people. I highly recommend The Queen Gene to anyone who is a mother, or has a mother. It is a touching and charming look at a lovable and crazy family.
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