My latest read/listen has been The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout. I wanted to get to know Bob Burgess after meeting this character in Lucy by the Sea. It was interesting, and not at all disconcerting, to jump back in time and get to know the back story of this man and his nuclear family.
This is the story of a family, and how each member gets into their "place" in the order of things, with the expectations that go along with that role. Until one day things change and curveballs adjust how each person fits in the family.
Once again, Elizabeth Strout provides us with a richly detailed story that builds the foundation of a wonderful fictional community that so many of us are delighted to visit on a regular basis. Highly recommended.
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