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Louis Charles Lynch, known to friends as Lucy, is a sixty‑year‑old Thomaston, New York, resident who has spent his entire life in the town. His forty‑year marriage to Sarah leads to an upcoming vacation to Italy, prompting reflections on his past, family, and the personal history of a rival friend who relocated to Venice long ago.
The novel intertwines Lucy’s memories of small‑town American life with the tale of the expatriate painter, illustrating themes of fate, friendship, and life changes. Russo expands his celebrated portrait of American small towns, using the setting of Thomaston and the contrast of Venice to deepen the narrative’s exploration of personal and communal stories.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Richard Russo
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