Book Review: Still foolin' — Richard Russo revisits upstate New York in third novel
Richard Russo is back with the third book in his "Fool" series.
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Richard Russo is back with the third book in his "Fool" series.
The author brings his newest "Fool" novel to the Brattle on Aug. 7, transporting readers to a small town only he could create for the third time.
You couldn’t wait for that first little tooth to come in. It was a milestone in your baby’s life, an indication of a readiness for big-kid food and a regular place at the family table.
“Somebody’s Fool” by Richard Russo
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 annexed by its much wealthier neighbor, 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, after the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice’s ex-lover...