The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

By Carson McCullers

Pages

163

Rating

3.81

Year

1946

Young AdultFictionClassicsComing-of-AgeSouthernNovels

Description

Here is the story of the inimitable twelve-year-old Frankie, who is utterly, hopelessly bored with life until she hears about her older brother's wedding. Bolstered by lively conversations with her house servant, Berenice, and her six-year-old male cousin—not to mention her own unbridled imagination—Frankie takes on an overly active role in the wedding, hoping even to go, uninvited, on the honeymoon, so deep is her desire to be the member of something larger, more accepting than herself.

The Member of the Wedding showcases Carson McCullers at her most sensitive, astute, and lasting best.

Endorsements

"A marvelous study of the agony of adolescence" — Detroit Free Press

The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers - Bookist