The Cornflake House: A Novel, by Deborah Gregory
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The Cornflake House: A Novel, by Deborah Gregory
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For fans of Kate Atkinson, Barbara Trapido, and Alice Hoffman--the magical story of an unconventional family in the English suburbs
Eve has grown up in a decidedly unconventional family, one of seven multi-racial children with different fathers and a mother named Victory who raises them her own way. When Eve is eight, Victory calls upon her hidden talent--second sight, 'the ability to harness chance.' It's a gift that often brings Victory forebodings of disaster, but it also wins her first prize in a cereal-box competition. The rag-tag family leaves its trailer home for a house in a leafy London suburb: The Cornflake House. The neighbors' consternation at their arrival has comic, then disastrous, consequences.
Now Eve is a young woman in prison. How she got there, and how her amazing mother planned long ago to get her out, makes for a dramatic and utterly original novel of family and magic.
The Cornflake House: A Novel, by Deborah Gregory- Amazon Sales Rank: #1955941 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Released on: 2015-03-17
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Publishers Weekly British author Gregory debuts with this lively account of a raggle-taggle gypsy family whose supernaturally gifted mother, Victory, wins them a home in respectable Surrey. Eve, the eldest of seven children sired by an assortment of absentee fathers, relates her bohemian upbringing in letters to her prison visitor, with whom she is infatuated. A single mother of teenage Blessing, a boy now living on the streets, Eve continues to struggle with her miraculous, dysfunctional childhood while contending with incarceration. Gregory backs into her story (Eve's crime is not revealed until well into the book), concentrating on the obscure lineage of Eve's multiracial siblings ("Samik, at five, is as cuddly as a panda... He's not entirely English, he has a look of Eskimo around the eyes which marks him out for special treatment at school") and Victory's clairvoyance. Admirers of Katherine Dunn's Geek Love may find the oddities of this family tame, but Gregory's slapstick delivery and colorful language create an Alice in Wonderland sense of the surreal ("My mother had been experimenting for weeks with the concept of time. Clocks in The Cornflake House had spun backwards, chimed when it was not the hour, jerked their troubled hands forwards as if learning to drive"). Alternately, her compassionate observations of the affection that binds these kids to each other and to Victory ground the story in authentic family life. While Eve's shocking discovery at the end adds little to an appreciation of her current situation, her loving acceptance of her siblings' rough charms and Victory's magic close the book on a uplifting note. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal This confusing first novel is the first-person ramblings of middle-aged Eve, the eldest child of an impoverished British family. The eccentric clan consists of her single mother, who has the gift of second sight, and her six multiracial siblings, all of whom have different, unknown fathers. As the story begins, Eve is in prison and mentally conversing with a mysterious man named Matthew. She relates how her mother used her magical powers to win a new suburban house in a cereal-box contest and how furious the neighbors were when the unconventional family moved in. Each of the children has striking talents and profound disabilities, and much of Eve's story revolves around her memories of their difficult childhood and the pain of not being accepted. Late in the novel, we learn that Eve has set fire to the neglected house where her mother is bedridden and that she is now charged with murder. Too many thinly drawn characters, an unsympathetic protagonist, and a muddled plot make this a book that cannot be recommended.APenny Stevens, Centreville Regional Lib., VA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist Eve, the narrator, recounts her story of growing up in an unconventional family and the crime that landed her in jail through a series of letters written from prison to a visitor named Matthew, in the hopes of winning his attention and affection. Eve's mother, Victory, is an eccentric woman who has the gift of magic. Victory uses her magic to win a cereal-box contest and then moves her impoverished family, consisting of seven multiracial children all fathered by different men, from a beat-up trailer into the "Cornflake House," built in an affluent English suburb. Never giving too much away at one time, Eve alludes to the reasons for her imprisonment and in every letter intertwines her growing desperation for her current plight with her regret-tinged, heartbreaking reflections of her past. With subtle humor, Gregory tells an engaging tale of one woman's fight for freedom and her mother's plan to help her get it. Gregory gives a strong first effort and will undoubtedly be compared to Alice Hoffman. Carolyn Kubisz
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. You cannot escape the madness of The Cornflake House! By rebelmomof2 It is an absolutely wonderfully written novel ~~ from the very first word ~~ you are captured by Gregory's voice in this novel. She admits in the fly jacket that she was inspired by a house her father had built and boy, is this story colorful and vividly charsmatic. You cannot put this book down! I can guarantee that!Written in a first-person narrative, Eve is the oldest of 7 children and the daughter of a exceptional woman, Victory, Eve tells the story of The Cornflake House children. Fathered by different men and raised by a single mother, Eve describes a non conventional family whose various talents are always at odd with the rest of society. Eve narrates this story from her berth in prison ~~ where she was accused of arson and of murdering her mother. How she got there and what happens after the court case are what makes this novel so unique. I can't tell you too much ~~ only pick up this book and read for yourself!I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed a first-person narration ~~ but this one beats all. Gregory writes very vividly and with imagery ~~ and she never lets you forget the plotline of the story. She keeps switching back and forth from Eve's childhood to adulthood, but the switch is done so gently as if she is a master storyteller. She is a master storyteller ~~ one of the best I've encountered in a long time. Since this is her debut novel ~~ I am anxious to read what else she has written.If you are looking for a story about family ties ~~ I highly recommend this book. Eve will share with you her story and she won't disappoint.5-8-02
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Well-written story that embraces people's differences By A Customer As Eve sits in a jail cell, she wonders how her magic failed to warn her. Instead her visitor, Matthew Prithcard, simply stole her ability to speak. Once Matthew left, Eve decides to write to her extraordinary visitor, whom she has fallen for in a blink of an eye, explaining herself and her family.Eve is the oldest of seven children sired by different fathers. Her mother Victory used her abilities to see the future to attain first prize in a cereal contest. To the chagrin of their new neighbors, Victory and her seven children move into a brand new house in a classy part of town. Instead of trying to fit in, the family enjoyed shocking their staid neighbors. However, this only made things turn ugly as their biased neighbors think the worse of Victory and her horde. Eve has her own child, a teenage boy who has been in trouble with the law and now lives somewhere on the streets. With her trial about to begin, Eve hopes Matthew will be more tolerant than most of the Londoners she has met.THE CORNFLAKE HOUSE is a delightfully, offbeat tale about a family that emphasizes its differences from the norm even as that causes problems of distrust and hatred. The characters are mostly eccentric, but in a convincing way. The story line is entertaining as readers relish the various oddities of Victory and her children. Dr. Covey embraces that tolerance is okay but not enough. Acceptance and taking pleasure from our differences leads to fulfillment. In her debut novel, Deborah Gregory provides that message in an enjoyable tale.Harriet Klausner
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