دانلود کتاب Every Day is Mother’s Day نوشته Hilary Mantel

نویسنده:

هیلاری منتل – Hilary Mantel

ناشر:

 Fourth Estate

سال نشر:

۱۹۸۵

زبان:

انگلیسی

فرمت فایل:

EPUB

درباره کتاب Every Day is Mother’s Day :

“Every Day is Mother’s Day” is a novel by Hilary Mantel, published in 1985. The novel tells the story of a dysfunctional family living in a council estate in modern-day England.

The story centers around two main characters: Evelyn Axon, an agoraphobic mother who has withdrawn from the world, and Muriel Axon, her disturbed and manipulative daughter who is determined to “help” her mother by any means necessary.

As the story unfolds, Muriel convinces a social worker named Isabel Field to take on her mother’s case, leading to a series of increasingly disturbing events. Muriel is revealed to have a dark and troubled past, and as she becomes more involved in Evelyn’s life, the tension between the two women builds to a climactic confrontation.

“Every Day is Mother’s Day” is known for its dark humor and its incisive commentary on social class, mental illness, and the failures of the welfare state. The novel is also notable for its use of shifting perspectives, as different characters take turns narrating the story.

Overall, “Every Day is Mother’s Day” is a powerful and unsettling work of fiction that showcases Hilary Mantel’s talent for exploring the darker aspects of human experience. It is a must-read for fans of Mantel’s work, as well as anyone interested in contemporary literature that challenges the status quo.

داستان کتاب Every Day is Mother’s Day :

Evelyn Axon is a medium by trade; her daughter, Muriel, is a half-wit by nature. Barricaded in their crumbling house, surrounded by the festering rubbish of years, they defy the curiosity of their neighbors and their social worker, Isabel Field. Isabel is young and inexperienced and has troubles of her own: an elderly father who wanders the streets, and a lover, Colin, who wants her to run away with him. But Colin has three horrible children and a shrill wife who is pregnant again; how is he going to run anywhere? As Isabel wrestles with her own problems, a horrible secret grows in the darkness of the Axon household. When at last it comes to light, the result is by turns hilarious and terrifying.

بخش هایی از کتاب Every Day is Mother’s Day :

“Give me time,” she said mockingly. “That’s the anthem of the married man. Give me time while I make my excuses, give me time while I sort out my head. Just another week, just another decade, just till my wife understands. Be reasonable, give me time, just till my children grow up, give me time. And what do you suppose time will give to me?”

“The first years were spent in cleaning Muriel, in reconciling herself to her existence. Evelyn wanted to be alone in the house; the house filled up, more than she had dreaded. After some time, Muriel began to appear sufficiently normal to be sent to school, but Evelyn was well are that she was concealing her true nature. She spoke now more like other people, though she was still both clipped and sententious. At first she had said, ‘Mother, Mother,’ and Evelyn thought it was ‘Murder’ she had called out in the dark.”

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