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Book Review of Charming Billy

Charming Billy
Charming Billy
Author: Alice McDermott
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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While "Charming Billy" will make your heart ache, you will love the beautiful writing and the emotionally moving story about a New York Irish Catholic family. The novel reveals how good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they mean to hide. The author won the National Book Award for this work.