whip-smart

Description

What happens when the tidy, prosperous life of an urban couple is turned inside out by a tragedy with unexpected consequences? After a car crash leaves their friend Marcus dead and his wife Sarah in a coma, Ana and James are shocked to discover that they have become the legal guardians of a 2½-year-old, Finn. Finn's crash-landing in their lives throws into high relief deeply rooted, and sometimes long-hidden, truths about themselves, both individually and as a couple. Several chaotic, poignant, and life-changing weeks as a most unusual family give rise to an often unasked question: Can everyone be a parent? Combining a pitch-perfect, whip-smart dissection of contemporary urban life with a fresh and perceptive examination of our individual and collective ambivalence towards parenthood, Katrina Onstad's Everbody Has Everything balances tragedy and comedy with verve and flair, and is destined to be one of Canada's most talked-about novels of 2012. http://www.katrinaonstad.ca/ Music credit: You are the light (featuring the dixie hummingbirds) written by marvin etzlioni/ascap from the album marvin country! on nine mile records. Marvin etzlioni-vocal, acoustic guitar, porchboard. The dixie hummingbirds-vocal group. Produced by marvin etzlioni and david vaught. Visit: marvincountry.com Video credit: Produced by Spencer Barclay of Loading Doc Productions. www.loadingdocproductions.com