Chances Are . . . Chances Are . . .

Chances Are . . ‪.‬

A novel

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Publisher Description

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls • Three men in their late sixties—old friends from college, each with a secret—come together on Martha’s Vineyard in this “gripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat.” (The Boston Globe).

“A cascade of charm…. Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this story will draw you back to the most consequential moments in your own life.” —The Washington Post


One beautiful September day, three men in their late sixties convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today—Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey is a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971. Now, forty-five years later, three lives and that of a significant other are put on display while the distant past confounds the present in a relentless squall of surprise and discovery. Shot through with Russo's trademark comedy and humanity, Chances Are . . . introduces a new level of suspense and menace that will quicken the reader's heartbeat throughout this absorbing saga.

Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2019
July 30
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
2.4
MB

Customer Reviews

fyihiujoijonif ,

Chances Are

One of the most boring books I’ve ever read.

Chriscrutcher ,

Classic Russo

Whatever you’ve always loved about Russo is all right here.

Donna_Hatch ,

Dividing the Book in Half

I’d give the first half of the book 4 stars, but the second half 2 stars. Way too much exposition and repetition.

More Books by Richard Russo

Everybody's Fool Everybody's Fool
2016
Nobody's Fool Nobody's Fool
1994
Empire Falls Empire Falls
2001
Straight Man Straight Man
1998
Elsewhere Elsewhere
2012
Somebody's Fool Somebody's Fool
2023

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