by Shena Mackay · Minerva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099270799
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In 'A Bowl of Cherries', Shena Mackay introduces us to Daphne and Rex, who enjoy a life of elegance and well-being, while Stanley, Rex's brother, lives in hardship. Rex's daughter has also become a victim, transformed into an eccentric skivvy by her cruel husband. The novel explores how, even in a life seemingly full of pleasures, there are always those left with the bitter remnants. A moving exploration of the disparities and difficulties hidden behind the facades of everyday life.
Shena Mackay FRSL is a Scottish novelist born in Edinburgh. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1996 for The Orchard on Fire, and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2003 for Heligoland.
