Everybody And Their Brother

At its heart, the story is about the connectedness of adult siblings and how they inextricably link each other to the world long after their parents are gone. It examines the special bond that exists between twins and the way disabled siblings affect family dynamics. When May Dearborne's father dies, she and her three older brothers all ask the same question: who is going to take care of Kipp? Kipp was their forty-five-year-old autistic brother. Who are they kidding? Since May is widowed, childless, and Kipp's twin to boot, of course it will be her. May, an art professor at the University of Chicago with multicolored hair (her one ?f? you? to the world), gives up everything to move back into the family home that her father bequeathed to Kipp. But living with quirky Kipp isn't easy. He makes grilled cheese sandwiches in a sideways-turned toaster, sings in an Alvin-and-the-Chipmunks falsetto, and pesters May relentlessly for a dog and a girlfriend. Before long, May is besieged by men. Her brother Sal moves back home when he separates from his wife, and her nephew Channing moves in when he needs some space from his infatuated father. Dilly, May's smitten childhood friend, seems always to be around. As does the flirty, eccentric painter May hires to spiff up the old house. May tries to solve everyone's problems as she juggles teaching and preparing for the gallery show she hopes will lead to a coveted promotion. As she redefines her sibling relationships and reopens her heart to romance, May gets the surprise of her life'an astonishing secret inheritance left by her father that she never could have expected.

• | Author: Karla Clark
• | Publisher: AuthorHouse
• | Publication Date: Feb 10, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 324 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1524658898
• | ISBN-13: 9781524658892