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      Charming Billy

      by Alice McDermott
      Published
      Jan 1998
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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 form Billy's tragic story and their mourning becomes a gentle homage to all the lives in their small community fractured by grief, shattered by secrets, and sustained by the simple dream of love.

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      First Edition Jan 1998 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374120801 ISBN10 0374120803
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