That Old Cape Magic

Mohawk (Vintage Contemporaries)

Author: Richard Russo

Following Bridge of Sighs—a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as “an astounding achievement” and “a masterpiece”—Richard Russo gives us the story of a marriage, and of all the other ties that bind, from parents and in-laws to children and the promises of youth.Griffin has been tooling around for nearly a year with his father’s ashes in the trunk, but his moth….Read More

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