"A powerful exploration of the realities of alcohol fuelled family dysfunction." Andrew Peacock, Creatures of the RockOn a chilly day in mid-September, Peter, Cathy, Ida, and Ash - four siblings who haven't shared a room in almost ten years - all get a troubling call: their father has suddenly died. They are called back to their rural family home to settle his affairs, execute his funeral, and possibly re-tie the strained bonds of their relationships.
But upon arriving they discover that they each have very different views on who their father even was. Some remember a volatile alcoholic, while others recall a sweet man who always had the right thing to say. Cathy sets out on a mission to write the perfect eulogy for her father, to sum up a good man's good life, while Peter conspires to ruin the event in one final spiteful act of revenge against the man who he feels ruined his life."Four Funerals simmers with rage, grief, and the frustrated disappointment of everything left unsaid."Jennifer Shelby, Care and Feeding of your Little Banned Bookshop"An assured and rewarding novel, the kind that will stay on your bookshelf along with your other favourites."Paul Butler, Re-Lit nominated author of Cupids
"A powerful exploration of the realities of alcohol fuelled family dysfunction." Andrew Peacock, Creatures of the RockOn a chilly day in mid-September, Peter, Cathy, Ida, and Ash - four siblings who haven't shared a room in almost ten years - all get a troubling call: their father has suddenly died. They are called back to their rural family home to settle his affairs, execute his funeral, and possibly re-tie the strained bonds of their relationships.
But upon arriving they discover that they each have very different views on who their father even was. Some remember a volatile alcoholic, while others recall a sweet man who always had the right thing to say. Cathy sets out on a mission to write the perfect eulogy for her father, to sum up a good man's good life, while Peter conspires to ruin the event in one final spiteful act of revenge against the man who he feels ruined his life."Four Funerals simmers with rage, grief, and the frustrated disappointment of everything left unsaid."Jennifer Shelby, Care and Feeding of your Little Banned Bookshop"An assured and rewarding novel, the kind that will stay on your bookshelf along with your other favourites."Paul Butler, Re-Lit nominated author of Cupids
