Oyster

A bestselling writer can’t get unblocked until she reconnectswith her ambitious niece at a funeral in this heartfelt satirefull of family drama for readers of Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

One-time bestselling novelist Amelia Cameron has writer’s block. AfterAmelia’s octogenarian father falls off a roof during a windstorm, hisfuneral brings the four Cameron siblings together on the family farm,after years of separation. With the patriarch gone, familiar dynamicsbegin to crumble.

While the siblings spar, Amelia’s niece Ginny Gupta begs her famous aunt for writing advice on her first novel. After a wine-soakedweekend and an innocent bit of typing, the resulting novel, The WorldIs Your Oyster, brings both women to the brink of scandal with the potential to shake the powerful literary world.

Veering between the high-stakes literary scene and the splendourof Prince Edward County vineyards, Ackerman’s glittering, sharpedged prose takes aim at the County’s legendary codes – sweep gossip under the rug and tamp down high emotion – while slyly dissectingthe pretences of book publishing.

Author Biography

Marianne Ackerman is the author of three novels, two collections of short stories, and dozens of plays. She was co-founder and artistic director of Theatre 1774, as well as founding editor of The Rover, an online arts magazine. Born in Prince Edward County, she now lives in Montreal.