Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
Edition,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
McDermott
Author First Name:
Alice
Pages:
256
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
Reprint
ISBN 10:
1250058325
ISBN 13:
9781250058324
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Picador Modern Classics
Date Published:
10/7/2014
Genre:
General Fiction
Description
Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, Charming Billy, is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide. Charming Billy is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.
