The Outer Cape
by:
Patrick Dacey (author)
A piercing and compassionate debut novel about the twisting ways in which the young atone for the sins of the old in small town AmericaRobert Kelly and his wife Irene were a golden couple of the late 70s she an artist, he a businessman, each possessed by a dynamism that seemed to promise them a...
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A piercing and compassionate debut novel about the twisting ways in which the young atone for the sins of the old in small town AmericaRobert Kelly and his wife Irene were a golden couple of the late 70s she an artist, he a businessman, each possessed by a dynamism that seemed to promise them a place in a new and vibrant age. But with two young boys to care for, Irene find
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781627794671 (1627794670)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
I doubt I would have picked this book up under normal circumstances, but I'm glad I did. 'The Outer Cape' is about the strained marriage of Michael and Irene Kelly, and the effects of their choices on their two children Nathan and Andrew. Michael is a real estate developer with a masculinity chip on...