Word: sister-in-law
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...this dry, sparkling comedy of manners, reminiscent of Edith Wharton's lighter works, the glitter is incessant. Emily Codway, a widow of a certain age -- nearly 60 actually, although she will only admit to 49 -- carries on a sunset flirtation with a fortyish Italian prince, Carlo Pontevecchio. Her sister-in-law Irma Shrewsbury, also a moneyed widow, is romanced by Charlie Hopeland, a conniving young lawyer. Emily has had cosmetic surgery, but her wardrobe and behavior remain staunchly conservative. Irma, who appears "mean, as if she unconsciously wanted revenge for what she had missed," abruptly turns into a grotesque, misapplying...
...vacations during August, Soltner may do cooking demonstrations on a cruise ship, taking his wife and mother along, or they visit Alsace and Simone's native Normandy. There she catches up on what she calls "real" apple cider and dishes her sister-in-law prepares with rabbit and lamb. Do the Soltners ever argue about the relative superiority of their regional kitchens? "That was settled long ago. We decided that the best food is Alsatian," says the husband. Soltner is "bien attache," say relatives, well attached to family, food, and language. "He has never lost this sense of his roots...
...Falcon Restaurant, just down the street from Bean's, and he says customers ask his waitresses where various stores are, but "they don't know. The stores are going in so fast." He says it's not one new store at a time but ten or 15. "My sister-in-law lives in Florida now and has been gone three years. When she got back, she just couldn't believe...
...more attentive man ("I need a man in my life and I don't just mean 'safe' men"), notes on the contents of her refrigerator ("frozen lobster newburgh, creamed chicken, diet root beer, Tab, and Dr Pepper") and a bit of advice about cosmetic surgery attributed to Sister-in-Law Jackie: "First the eyes, second the face, and third the boobs." But the book's real scandal is one of betrayal, by Chellis. Joan Kennedy apparently believed that her book was to be an inspirational story about recovering from alcoholism, not an airing of family iniquities that were supposed...
...reason why cannot long escape becoming common knowledge. As before, Singer's tales of rural life reveal the complexities of so-called simple folk. In A Nest Egg for Paradise, a prosperous and pious Jew named Mendel falls victim, once, to the seductive appeals of his sister-in-law. He tries to hide his shame and suffering from the neighbors, but he brings his anguish to a rabbi in another village. "I've forfeited my share in the world to come," he confesses. The rabbi congratulates Mendel and explains, "The Master of the Universe has plenty of paid servants...