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Critical Praise

"Russo is one of the best novelists around."

——The New York Times Book Review

"The history of American literature may show that Richard Russo wrote the last great novel of the 20th century."

——Christian Science Monitor

"Nobody does small-town life better than Richard Russo."

——Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity.... A stirring mix of poignancy, drama and comedy."

——The Washington Post

• PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Time magazine Best Novel of the Year "Rich, humorous, elegantly constructed . . . Easily Mr. Russo’s most seductive book thus far."

——The New York Times