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Small Mercies
Small Mercies: A Novel | Eddie Joyce
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An intimate family portrait. The New York Times Eddie Joyces terrific first novel is so American that the story might as well have taken place at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Richard Russo An inside look at one Staten Island familys struggle with grief . . . [A] poignant, deeply affecting tale. Martha Stewart Living, a Book Club selection [A] terrific debut novel. . . . Joyce layers . . . different characters perspectives nimbly and skillfully, infusing his portrait of a messy, complicated, loving family with heartfelt emotion. Sara Vilkomerson,Entertainment Weekly, A-A startling and tender portrait of one familys struggle to make peace with their sons death An ingeniously layered narrative, told over the course of one week, Eddie Joyces debut novel masterfully depicts an Italian-Irish American family on Staten Island and their complicated emotional history. Ten years after the loss of Bobbythe Amendola familys youngest soneveryone is still struggling to recover from the firefighters unexpected death. Bobbys mother, Gail; his widow, Tina; his older brothers Peter, the corporate lawyer, and Franky, the misfit; and his father, Michael, have all dealt with their grief in different ways. But as the family gathers together for Bobby Jr.s birthday party, they must each find a way to accept a new man in Tinas life while reconciling their feelings for their lost loved one.In unflinching but lyrical prose, Joyce shows us one mothers struggle to keep her family together and preserve the memory of her son. Following Gail as she moves from the corner offices of white-shoe Manhattan law firms to the blue-collar gin mills of the outer boroughs, Small Mercies reveals a different New York, one that exists in the hearts and minds of its inhabitants.Presented through multiple points of view, Small Mercies explores the conflicts and deep attachments that exist within families. Heart-wrenching and profoundly relatable, Joyces debut is a love letter to Staten Island and a deeply affecting portrait of an American family.From the Hardcover edition.
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Kimbono
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Just finished this and I am gutted. I loved this book. I wish it wasn't so short so I could stay with the Amendola family a little longer.

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Lola
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One of the owls atop the Harold Washington Library, which is the main branch of the Chicago Public Library system. I buy lots of books but can do so because of all the money I save borrowing the rest. 😉My library love runs deep. I have borrowed my current read in two forms-hard copy from CPL and ebook from Brooklyn. That way, I can read snippets on the go and leave the book at home. I ❤️my libraries so much 📚👍🏻⭐️ #librarylove #somethingforsept

LauraBeth This is awesome! 8y
RealLifeReading Cool building! 8y
MrBook Oh wow! That is so cool! 8y
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Lola
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Today is such a hard day for so many people.I've wanted to read this book since it came out last year. It's about a Staten Island family 10 years after the 9/11 loss of their firefighter son,dad,husband,brother.The jacket above belongs to my cousin,a 9/11 first responder who was living on SI at the time. He survived but carries many scars to this day.Reading this today as a small tribute to the bravery of so many who lost so much.#911 #neverforget

NatalieR 💙🇺🇸❤️ 8y
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Laurelf
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Mehso-so

"les petites consolations". Un 1er roman chorale . Les ravages intimes du 11 septembre , 15 après. La famille, la vraie

Laurelf Summer reading 8y
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BethFishReads
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Now out in paperback. A very 21st-century American story of a Staten Island family still making sense of the post-9/11 world. Family drama, father-son relationships, moving forward, grief

SarahRotenberry This is on my TBR list! Very interested 9y
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