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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. People
Captivating. The New York Times Book Review
A once-in-a-decade novel . . . I fell in love with these characters. Jenna Bush Hager
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, People, Minnesota Star Tribune, Chicago Public Library
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One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.
In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal s wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they ve lost. Margaret s husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm s way until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened.
Later, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Against the backdrop of some of the most transformative decades in modern America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to reexamine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.
Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.
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Patrick Ryan is the author of the story collections The Dream Life of Astronauts (named one of the Best Books of the Year by the St. Louis Times-Dispatch, Literary Hub, Refinery29, and Electric Literature, and longlisted for The Story Prize) and Send Me. His work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, the anthology Tales of Two Cities, and elsewhere. The former associate editor of Granta, he is the current editor-in-chief of the literary magazine One Story. He lives in New York City.
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steries of sexuality and family life, and the strange paths we have to travel to forgive or at least begin to understand the people who ve hurt us the most. This is a novel to settle in with, a world unto itself. Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children
A deeply compassionate book . . . Patrick Ryan tells a story we very much need right now: how forgiveness might creep up despite everything over time, tender and elusive and ever-complex. I was taken in by this book, utterly transported. Emily Fridlund, author of History of Wolves
Patrick Ryan has created a world, and characters, that exist inside me now, and as a reader that is my deepest joy. Buckeye is wise and heartbreaking and full of individuals who struggle across decades as we all do to live as their whole selves. I could not recommend this book more highly. Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful
Full of love and war and the perilous intimacies of smalltown life, Buckeye is funny and tender, realistic and strange. Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favorite writers. I have a feeling that with this book he s going to be everyone's favorite writer. Ann Patchett
This quietly affecting and nuanced story . . . deftly blends in surprising twists and insights as it follows seemingly ordinary people living seemingly typical lives, resulting in a tale that comes across as absolutely authentic and deeply satisfying. Booklist, starred review
An earnest and empathetic family drama . . . Ryan skillfully explores his characters emotional vulnerabilities [and] in subtly different ways . . . creates considerable sympathy for each of [them] while taking care not to tip the scale in favor of any one of them. Kirkus Reviews
