Thinner Than Water
by Melissa Ross

Name: Thinner Than Water
Brand: Melissa Ross
SKU: 9780822232193
Rating: 3.49 (6 reviews)

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Highlights

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105 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

When their father Martin falls ill, three estranged half-siblings reunite.

As the world around them crumbles, they argue with each other and with everyone around them in a desperate struggle to do the right thing and mend their rapidly deteriorating lives.

Renee, the eldest child, is a married mother of two, filled with resentment at being the child always called upon first; her younger sister Cassie is a mess and cannot hold down a job – and caught between them both is Gary, who lives in his mother’s garage.

Thinner Than Water is a blood-raw, wicked comedy-drama about fighting through the thick and thin of family.

Press Reviews

"Engaging… intelligently wrought… Shrewdly sidestepping the bog of exposition and instead allowing the audience to connect the dots of her characters’ collective history, Ms. Ross opens midargument… the writing is pithy yet sensitive… In her debut, Ms. Ross shows a deft balance of generosity and toughness toward her characters, tempering the raw moments with humor."
— The New York Times

"Throbs with the messiness of life. All of the characters, even the minor ones, feel vividly real, while the dialogue is acidly funny… surprisingly cathartic."
— The New York Post

"Unstinting, sometimes funny, yet pervasively melancholy… what makes Thinner Than Water so compelling is the unflagging accuracy of the many confrontations that make up its story… To her great credit, in the last few minutes Ross first makes you think she is going to reconcile all these lives, cable-drama style, only to throw us a loop. Whether it’s a sunny interval or just a continuation of the downpour of life remains an open question."
— The Chicago Tribune

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Gary Mid-thirties. Martin’s only son.	—	—	Mid-thirties. Martin’s only son.
Cassie Late twenties. Martin’s youngest child.	—	—	Late twenties. Martin’s youngest child.
Gwen Early fifties. Quite possibly Martin’s true love. The Others	—	—	Early fifties. Quite possibly Martin’s true love. The Others
Angela Mid-twenties. A really great mom of a really great kid.	—	—	Mid-twenties. A really great mom of a really great kid.
Henry Mid-thirties. Cassie’s boyfriend.	—	—	Mid-thirties. Cassie’s boyfriend.
Benjy Mid-twenties. Gary’s coworker.	—	—	Mid-twenties. Gary’s coworker.
Mark Mid-forties. Renee’s husband.	male	—	Mid-forties. Renee’s husband.
Renee Early forties. Martin’s oldest daughter.	female	—	Early forties. Martin’s oldest daughter.