Bean always thought this behavior came because her mother had her when she was only a teenager, but as her mother and Claire become more and more irresponsible adults, Bean starts to challenge her mother. At least, not before her grandfather dies.Īfter Gus’s death, secrets begun unraveling, as we learn why it is that Bean’s mother is spending so much time with her friend Claire, acting more like teenagers than parents. Clearly something happened in the past between her mother and grandfather that caused such split feelings, but we aren’t privy to it. Although she’s not entirely upfront about her feelings toward her grandfather, we know she likes him because she resents her mother for being so mean spirited toward him. We learn pretty quickly, too, that Bean lives with her mother, who she doesn’t like, and she lives with her grandfather Gus. At the start of the book, we meet her and best friend Henry (also without a father) as they indulge in their favorite daytime tv soaps. We couldn't go anywhere outside the restaurant without my dad running into people he knew from the.Bean, whose real name is Pearl, doesn’t have a father. There was a counter people could sit at and the regulars often sat in "their" seats when they came in. The staff were like family members, and so were many of the customers.
It always felt that way when I was a kid. Did you base Harry's on your own experiences?ĭefinitely.
I get the feeling that the regulars feel like they're home when they are there, and newcomers are pleasantly surprised when they experience the place. Later, they sold these businesses and bought a beautiful old Victorian home which they converted into a more upscale restaurant called The Hathaway House. Later they opened a second restaurant, and a tiny sandwich place called The Hole in The Wall. Yes, my family owned a series of restaurants when I was a kid, starting with Kellers' Ice-Cream, which was a family-style place as well as an ice-cream factory. Do you have experience with such a place? Much of See You at Harry's centers around the family restaurant.
Interview Jo Knowles explains how she was inspired to write See You At Harry's by her childhood experiences growing up in the restaurant business.īookBrowse's own Tamara Smith talks with Jo Knowles about her childhood experiences growing up in the restaurant business that inspired See You at Harry's
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