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"An intimate family portrait." --The New York Times "Eddie Joyce's terrific first novel is so American that the story might as well have taken place at the base of the Statue of Liberty." --Richard Russo "An inside look at one Staten Island family's struggle with grief . . . [A] poignant, deeply affecting tale." -- Martha Stewart Living , a Book Club selection "[A] terrific debut novel. . . . Joyce layers . . . different characters' perspectives nimbly and skillfully, infusing his portrait of a messy, complicated, loving family with heartfelt emotion." --Sara Vilkomerson, Entertainment Weekly , A- A startling and tender portrait of one family's struggle to make peace with their son's death An ingeniously layered narrative, told over the course of one week, Eddie Joyce's debut novel masterfully depicts an Italian-Irish American family on Staten Island and their complicated emotional history. Ten years after the loss of Bobby--the Amendola family's youngest son--everyone is still struggling to recover from the firefighter's unexpected death. Bobby's mother, Gail; his widow, Tina; his older brothers Peter, the corporate lawyer, and Franky, the misfit; and his father, Michael, have all

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Author
Joyce, Eddie
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9780525427292
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery
Rating
3.78 / 5 (164 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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