Bridge of Sighs
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Author: Richard Russo
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 544
A major new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls, this story of parents and children, of family both benevolent and malevolent, of small-town community and its hidden toxic effects, has all the glorious heart we have come to expect from a Russo novel but with a tough new edge and a darker seam of glittering secrets. Louis Charles Lynch, aka Lucy, is sixty years old and has lived in Thomaston, upstate New York, his entire life, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty years. Like his own father a determined optimist, Lucy has had plenty of reasons not to be but has withstood them all, including his mother, who is still indomitably alive. Her husband's death dealt the Lynches another setback after they d moved from the wrong side of the tracks to the right one, yet her brains and that Lynch optimism provided them with an empire of convenience stores that Lucy is now passing to his son. But, as he says, the well-established rhythms of our adult lives will soon be interrupted most violently , for he and Sarah are about to leave home and travel to Rome, Florence and Venice, where his oldest friend, once a rival for his wife's affection, leads a life far re
Author: Richard Russo
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 544
A major new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls, this story of parents and children, of family both benevolent and malevolent, of small-town community and its hidden toxic effects, has all the glorious heart we have come to expect from a Russo novel but with a tough new edge and a darker seam of glittering secrets. Louis Charles Lynch, aka Lucy, is sixty years old and has lived in Thomaston, upstate New York, his entire life, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty years. Like his own father a determined optimist, Lucy has had plenty of reasons not to be but has withstood them all, including his mother, who is still indomitably alive. Her husband's death dealt the Lynches another setback after they d moved from the wrong side of the tracks to the right one, yet her brains and that Lynch optimism provided them with an empire of convenience stores that Lucy is now passing to his son. But, as he says, the well-established rhythms of our adult lives will soon be interrupted most violently , for he and Sarah are about to leave home and travel to Rome, Florence and Venice, where his oldest friend, once a rival for his wife's affection, leads a life far re
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Richard Russo
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 544
A major new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls, this story of parents and children, of family both benevolent and malevolent, of small-town community and its hidden toxic effects, has all the glorious heart we have come to expect from a Russo novel but with a tough new edge and a darker seam of glittering secrets. Louis Charles Lynch, aka Lucy, is sixty years old and has lived in Thomaston, upstate New York, his entire life, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty years. Like his own father a determined optimist, Lucy has had plenty of reasons not to be but has withstood them all, including his mother, who is still indomitably alive. Her husband's death dealt the Lynches another setback after they d moved from the wrong side of the tracks to the right one, yet her brains and that Lynch optimism provided them with an empire of convenience stores that Lucy is now passing to his son. But, as he says, the well-established rhythms of our adult lives will soon be interrupted most violently , for he and Sarah are about to leave home and travel to Rome, Florence and Venice, where his oldest friend, once a rival for his wife's affection, leads a life far re
Author: Richard Russo
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 544
A major new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls, this story of parents and children, of family both benevolent and malevolent, of small-town community and its hidden toxic effects, has all the glorious heart we have come to expect from a Russo novel but with a tough new edge and a darker seam of glittering secrets. Louis Charles Lynch, aka Lucy, is sixty years old and has lived in Thomaston, upstate New York, his entire life, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty years. Like his own father a determined optimist, Lucy has had plenty of reasons not to be but has withstood them all, including his mother, who is still indomitably alive. Her husband's death dealt the Lynches another setback after they d moved from the wrong side of the tracks to the right one, yet her brains and that Lynch optimism provided them with an empire of convenience stores that Lucy is now passing to his son. But, as he says, the well-established rhythms of our adult lives will soon be interrupted most violently , for he and Sarah are about to leave home and travel to Rome, Florence and Venice, where his oldest friend, once a rival for his wife's affection, leads a life far re
Bridge of Sighs