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| Billy Lynch is an alcoholic. At his death, his large Irish Catholic family in Queens tells stories about him--his loyalty, his wacky side, his sad past--trying to understand the roots of his destructive drinking. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. |
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Key Information
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| Awards: |
1998 National Book Award, 1999 American Book Award |
| Authors: |
Alice McDermott |
| Fiction Subgenre: |
Alcoholics - Fiction |
| Fiction Genre: |
Juvenile Fiction |
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Professional Reviews
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Boston Book Review: "Unfortunately..., the disruptions are too much, the juxtapositions too hectic and too many, and this wobbly novel's stability is lost.", Kirkus: "A softly resonant and nostalgic tale told so masterfully, so movingly, that it seems to distill a human essence on virtually every page.", New York Times Book Review: "[E]loquent and unsettling....Like its title character, McDermott's novel works on our sympathies with an insistent sadness and an ingratiating charm.", Salon: "McDermott fashions her story out of an accumulation of hints and evasions, secrets and lies. Emotions are closeted, muffled, purged. There are no explosive confrontations, no charged recriminations. Yet the drama is enormous, arising from the tension of what isn't said. Billy, an innocent who couldn't fathom that life is neither poetry nor prayer, is the silent center of a superbly crafted novel.", San Francisco Chronicle Book Review: "McDermott's lyric writing and her intriguing--if somewhat inchoate--reflections on the loss and lie that define Billy's life give the book an intensely quiet power..." |
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Book Editions
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- Audio - Audio Cassette
- Unabridged
- July 01, 1999
- Books on Tape
- 7.25"(h) x 4"(w) x 2"(d), 0.6 lbs.
- 9780736644259
, - Paperback
- 243
- November 24, 2009
- Picador USA
- 8.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.5 lbs.
- 9780312429423
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