Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The No. 1 New York Times Bestseller
This is a story about Peter Duke who went on to be a famous actor.
This is a story about falling in love with Peter Duke who wasn't famous at all.
It's about falling so wildly in love with him – the way one will at twenty-four – that it felt like jumping off a roof at midnight.
There was no way to foresee the mess it would come to in the end.
It's spring and Lara's three grown daughters have returned to the family orchard. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the one story they've always longed to hear – of the film star with whom she shared a stage, and a romance, years before.
Tom Lake is a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents lead before their children are born. Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart.
Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.8 x 2 | 226g
Publication Date: 30 Apr 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1526676737
ISBN13: 9781526676733
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minor damage to the cover, including very minor (barely visible) scuff marks along the edges. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.