Friday, June 24, 2016

365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #174: Vinegar Girl

Vinegar Girl is supposed to be a retelling of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". As much of a Shakespeare fan that I am, that is one story I have yet to read. I guess I should be adding that to my wishlist as well.

The description for this seem very interesting. I wonder if Kate will actually go through with her father's plan to keep his assistant from being deported. 



Book: Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

Description:

Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she’s always in trouble at work – her pre-school charges adore her, but their parents don’t always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. 

Dr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There’s only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, all would be lost.

When Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he’s relying – as usual – on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he’s really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men’s touchingly ludicrous campaign to bring her around?

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