Call Home

Poetry. "The comic genius of Judy Wells takes a serious turn in CALL HOME. Ninety-two-year-old Irene announces to her children that she is dying, and so the wake begins with the waggish matriarch in full attendance. In thirty-two poetic vignettes, Judy Wells tells the story of an Irish-American mother who has endowed her clan with a sense of drama and high humor that will prepare them to negotiate the pitfalls of property inheritance and re-negotiate what it means to be a family after the funeral. CALL HOME tells a deeply touching tale with universal relevance"--Bridget Connelly. But, "if this sounds like a downer, it isn't. Judy Wells' deep love for her family and the enduring 'rock' of her childhood keep her book alive with sentiment and gentle humor."--Jack Foley. Be sure to check out Wells' EVERYTHING IRISH, also available from SPD.