Buckeye

Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers ANN PATCHETT I love this novel with my entire heart Wise and heartbreaking ANN NAPOLITANO In the small Ohio town of Bonhomie, Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt come together in a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe. Cals wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: she is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those whom theyve lost. Margarets husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship; she will soon learn that he may have perished in a predawn attack in the Philippine Sea. But in a small town, nothing stays buried forever, and the consequences of that encounter will ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold. Full of compassion, humour and charm, Buckeye is a dazzling portrait of an unforgettable community: of hopes and fears, loves and losses, and above all an indomitable longing for connection.