Charming Billy
Download or Read eBook Charming Billy PDF written by Alice McDermott and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Alice McDermott |
| Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2009-11-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781429929707 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1429929707 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Charming Billy by : Alice McDermott
Book excerpt: Charming Billy is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction. 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. 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.
