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Somebody's fool

Russo, Richard, 1949-2023
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Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald 'Sully' Sullivan, the town of North Bath is going through a major transition as it is taken over by its much wealthier neighbour, Schuyler Springs. Peter, Sully's son, is still grappling with his father's tremendous legacy as well as his relationship to his own son, Thomas, wondering if he has been all that different a father than Sully was to him. Meanwhile, the towns' newly consolidated police department falls into the hands of Charice Bond following the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice's ex-boyfriend. When a decomposing body turns up in the abandoned hotel situated between the two towns, Charice and Raymer are drawn together again and forced to address their complicated attraction to one another. Across town, Ruth, Sully's married ex-lover, struggles to understand her granddaughter, Tina, and her growing obsession with Peter's other son, Will. Amidst the turmoil, the town's residents speculate on the identity of the unidentified body and wonder who among their number could have disappeared unnoticed. Brimming with warmth, wisdom and Russo's signature wry humour, Somebody's Fool is another classic from a modern master of storytelling.
Main title:
Somebody's fool / Richard Russo.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Allen & Unwin, 2023.©2023
Collation:
451 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
97818389595939781838959593 (paperback)9781838959586 (hardback)
Dewey class:
813.54
LC class:
PS3568.U812
Language:
English
BRN:
780817
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
East Melbourne LibraryFictionRUSSAvailable
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