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Ironweed
 

Ironweed

by William Kennedy

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is now a movie directed by Hector Babenco ( Kiss of the Spider Woman) starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, a man trying to make peace with the ghosts of his past and present. 8 pages of photos. (read review)

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“Classic - a wonderfully written novel. If you hated the film, I implore you to give the book a try. The story is amazing and the love story between Francis and Annie is not to be missed. One of the best and most tragic ever.”

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