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Charming Billy
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Charming Billy (1998) (edit title/settings)

by Alice McDermott (Author) (edit contributors)

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Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered at a small Bronx bar. They have come to comfort his widow and to eulogize one of the last great romantics, trading tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and unfathomable sorrow. As they linger on into this extraordinary night, their voices... read more

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  • “"They would love each other even beyond the days they had lived together; was there any greater triumph?"”

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SOMEWHERE IN THE BRONX, only twenty minutes or so from the cemetery, Maeve found a small bar-and-grill in a wooded alcove set well off the street that was willing to serve the funeral party of forty-seven medium-rare roast beef and boiled potatoes and green beans amadine, with fruit salad to begin and vanilla ice cream to go with the coffee.

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  1. Alice McDermott (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0374120803
Page Count: 243

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