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| Genre/Form: | Domestic fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alice McDermott |
| ISBN: | 0374120803 9780374120801 |
| OCLC Number: | 38161224 |
| Description: | 280 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Alice McDermott. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
A young woman, cousin to the late Billy Lynch who has just died of alcoholism, traces the story of his lost love, discovering her own father's role in trying to keep Billy from being hurt by the truth about Eva, and contemplating the effect her father's lie had on the rest of the family.
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