A NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls тАв Three men in their late sixtiesтАФold friends from college, each with a secretтАФcome together on MarthaтАЩs Vineyard in this тАЬgripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat.тАЭ (The Boston Globe).
тАЬA cascade of charmтАж. Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this story will draw you back to the most consequential moments in your own life.тАЭ тАФThe Washington Post
One beautiful September day, three men in their late sixties convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even todayтАФLincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey is a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971. Now, forty-five years later, three lives and that of a significant other are put on display while the distant past confounds the present in a relentless squall of surprise and discovery. Shot through with Russo's trademark comedy and humanity, Chances Are . . . introduces a new level of suspense and menace that will quicken the reader's heartbeat throughout this absorbing saga.
Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.