{"product_id":"buckeye-one-town-two-families-a-secret-that-changes-everything-9781526689276","title":"Buckeye: One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything","description":"\u003cp\u003ePropelled by an irresistible cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm, funny and emotionally affecting novel about two families living in one small town, bound together by secrets that will not stay buried\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A TOP 10\u003ci\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] luminous and tender 20th-century saga of wounded souls and small-town secrets' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A glorious sweep of a novel' \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I’ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two wars - one of Omaha Beach, the other of the la Drang Valley. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye \u003c\/i\u003eis that book, and it soars' \u003cb\u003eTOM HANKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BIG-HEARTED BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THAT READERS ARE CALLING THEIR BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCal Jenkins, wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, aspires to live a quiet, honest life in Bonhomie, Ohio. His wife Becky – intuitive, whimsical – senses danger long before she understands its shape. Across town, Margaret Salt carries secrets she’s spent a lifetime burying, while her husband Felix tries desperately to be the man the world insists he must be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything changes on V-E Day, when a single, stolen moment binds all four of them together. As wartime gives way to an uneasy peace, the consequences of that day ripple forward, pulling the next generation into its undertow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut in a small town where nothing stays hidden, how long can the truth stay buried?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A thing of wonder’ \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Written in the key of Dickens … it’s not just a great Midwestern novel, it’s a great novel, period’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A poignant, powerful exploration of small-town America’ \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781526689276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x13.2(L)x4.2(W)331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 331\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePatrick Ryan's short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Life of Astronauts \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of the Best Books of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Times-Dispatch, LitHub, Refinery 29 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and was longlisted for The Story Prize. His debut collection of linked short stories, \u003ci\u003eSend Me\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen for Barnes \u0026amp; Noble’s Discover New Writers program. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the anthology \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. The former associate editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He lives in New York City.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eI’ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two Wars – one of Omaha Beach, the other of the Ia Drang Valley. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is that book, and it soars\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tom Hanks\u003cbr\u003eThis widescreen yet intimate tapestry is masterfully woven together and Ryan succeeds in a conjuring a believable story of love (of all kinds) in a time of tension and conflict ... \u003cb\u003eIt’s not just a great Midwestern novel, it’s a great novel, period\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epoignant, powerful\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of small-town America * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] luminous and tender\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e20th-century saga of wounded souls and small-town secrets\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is elevated throughout by the precision with which [Ryan] captures the tiny, haunting glories of everyday suburban life ... Ryan’s characters are universally nuanced and finely wrought, their gently interpolated inner monologues giving the lie to the pleasant respectability they strive to project -- A.K. Blakemore * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Ryan’s \u003cb\u003eemotionally engaging and psychologically astute\u003c\/b\u003e novel follows two couple over the course of 30 years … The protagonists deal with the moral complexities of war, grief, parenthood and sexuality, in a \u003cb\u003ebeautifully observed and deeply affecting\u003c\/b\u003e novel * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gentle, humane family saga\u003c\/b\u003e of quiet competence and occasional grace ... An affectionate portrait * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThe world Ryan creates is complex and detailed. The people of Bonhomie are filled in with precise, economical details, and the passage of time skilfully handled … \u003cb\u003eThe assurance of the debut is astonishing\u003c\/b\u003e … The quality of his writing is what really sustains the momentum. This is sweeping-family-saga stuff, but the writing is \u003cb\u003ecrisp and witty\u003c\/b\u003e, with a nicely-judged balance of intimacy and distance * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt and at times harrowing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is both an absorbing portrait of an American past and a sympathetic exploration of what continues to sustain us – and to plague us. \u003cb\u003eThere are no heroes or villains in Patrick Ryan's wonderful novel, only recognisably human creatures\u003c\/b\u003e, each one of them drawn with refreshing honesty; each one flawed, noble, confused, passionate, lonely, loving, and, above all, real -- Alice McDermott, author of ABSOLUTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glorious sweep of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e, full of love and war and the perilous intimacies of small town life.\u003cb\u003e It’s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efunny and tender, realistic and strange. Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers.\u003c\/b\u003e I have a feeling that with this book he’s going to be everyone's favourite writer -- Ann Patchett, author of THE DUTCH HOUSE and TOM LAKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI love this novel with my entire heart.\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Ryan has created a world, and characters, that exist inside me now, and as a reader that is my deepest joy. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of two families across sixty years of American history; the novel is \u003cb\u003ewise and heartbreaking and full of wonderful characters \u003c\/b\u003ewho struggle across decades – as we all do – to live as their whole selves. \u003cb\u003eI could not recommend this book more highly\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Napolitano, author of HELLO BEAUTIFUL\u003cbr\u003eTender, funny, forgiving and so cleverly wrought * Saga, BOOK OF THE MONTH *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers just about everything I look for in a great story\u003c\/b\u003e: a vivid setting, historical sweep, rich characters who break your heart even as they make you laugh - and all of this in abundance -- Richard Russo, author of EMPIRE FALLS and the NORTH BATH trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA small-town novel of epic proportions, full of unforgettable characters and thorny human dilemmas\u003c\/b\u003e. Patrick Ryan conjures a vanished America with uncanny skill, and writes with deep insight and lyrical intelligence about war and adultery, the mysteries of sexuality and family life, and the strange paths we have to travel to forgive – or at least begin to understand – the people who’ve hurt us the most. This is a novel to settle in with, a world unto itself -- Tom Perrotta, author of THE LEFTOEVERS, ELECTION and TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Ryan’s \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea deeply compassionate book, expansive in scope, yet trained with extraordinary focus on the secrets that divide and bind us.\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan brings to life two unexpectedly overlapping families in one small Ohio town, people driven by longing and bruised by loss. In this elegant and quietly bracing novel, Ryan tells a story I very much needed right now: how forgiveness might creep up – despite everything – over time, tender and elusive and ever-complex.\u003cb\u003e I was taken in by this book, utterly transported\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emily Fridlund, author of HISTORY OF WOLVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig-hearted\u003c\/b\u003e, enveloping ... \u003cb\u003eRichly painted, moving\u003c\/b\u003e and told with compassion * Sainsbury's *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was swept up\u003c\/b\u003e in the first few pages of this tender and richly told novel of marriage and family, connection and community ... A novel that has echoes of Paul Murray’s \u003ci\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA monumental achievement\u003c\/b\u003e * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye \u003c\/i\u003eis a reminder how extraordinary “ordinary” people's life are * Newscorp *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI would recommend this to someone who wants to rediscover their love of reading\u003c\/b\u003e ... He's a fantastic storyteller. I shed a tear on the first read and just as many the second time around ... 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