New York Times Bestseller
Oprah’s Book Club Pick • New York Times Bestseller • Pulitzer Prize Winner
From the beloved author of Empire Falls, a magnificent portrait of small-town America. As sixty-year-old Lucy prepares for a trip to Italy, he reflects on a lifetime in Thomaston—and the complicated friendship with his old rival that shaped everything. Richly drawn, deeply moving, unforgettable.
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Oprah’s Book Club Pick • New York Times Bestseller • Pulitzer Prize Winner
Richard Russo, the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls, delivers a magnificent exploration of small-town America in this deeply moving novel. Bridge of Sighs follows Louis Charles Lynch—known to everyone as “Lucy”—a sixty-year-old man who has spent his entire life in Thomaston, New York, married to his wife Sarah for forty years. As they prepare for a long-awaited trip to Italy, Lucy reflects on the intricate web of relationships, choices, and mysteries that have shaped his life.
At the heart of this story lies a complicated friendship: Lucy’s oldest friend, Noonan, a renowned painter who fled Thomaston years ago for a life in Venice. Once a rival for Sarah’s affection, Noonan’s exile raises questions Lucy hopes to answer through the personal history he’s writing of his hometown and family. As the narratives of these two men intertwine, Russo reveals the relentless pull of the past and the surprising ways our destinies unfold.
Hailed as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post, this bighearted novel captures the essence of loyalty, memory, and the places that make us who we are. Perfect for readers who savor richly drawn characters and the quiet revelations of everyday life.
A big, engrossing novel about small-town life.
Russo is a wonderful storyteller.... Bridge of Sighs, his first since his Pulitzer-winning Empire Falls, is a big, ruminative novel that feels like classic American storytelling.
Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity.... A stirring novel.
A brilliant, bighearted new novel... Russo's most intricate, multifaceted novel.
Magnificent.... Russo is a writer of great warmth and compassion.
Russo's finest novel to date.... A big, sprawling, generous book.
| Weight | 1.02 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.30 × 1.12 × 7.90 in |
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| Accolade | New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, Oprah's Book Club, Pulitzer Prize |
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