Buckeye: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel

ISBN: 0593595033

Author: Ryan, Patrick

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY A glorious sweep of a novel (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.Mesmerizing.-PeopleCaptivating.-The New York Times Book ReviewA once-in-a-decade novel . . . I fell in love with these characters.-Jenna Bush HagerONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, People, Minnesota Star Tribune, New York Post, Chicago Public LibraryLONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZEThat, as he saw it now, was his lifes work: trying to make right what hed gotten wrong. Wasnt that a fair measure of a person, what they did with their mistakes?In the jubilant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, shares a single, life-altering moment with Margaret Salt, a woman determined to outrun her past. Cal is married to Becky, whose spiritual gifts help the living speak to the dead, while Margarets husband, Felix, is serving at sea, believed to be safe-until a telegram suggests otherwise.What begins as a fleeting transgression becomes a complex secret that irrevocably binds all four of them in unexpected ways. As their small Ohio town remakes itself in the postwar boom, the Salt and Jenkins families remain in each others orbit, and the consequences of choices made long ago begin to emerge, reshaping their lives in ways that will forever impact the next generation.Sweeping yet intimate, resplendent with moments of deep emotion and unforgettable characters, Buckeye is a transportive story of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and forgiveness.