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That old cape magic

The lives of Jack and Joy Griffin always seem to come back to Cape Cod, where they honeymooned, as they experience the ups and downs of life, including the deaths of Jack's parents, the marriage of their daughter, and Jack and Joy's divorce.

Main Author:	Russo, Richard, 1949-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	College teachers > Fiction. Married people > Fiction. Mid-life crisis > Fiction. Reminiscing > Fiction. Cape Cod (Mass.) > Fiction. Domestic fiction > Massachusetts.

Summary:	The lives of Jack and Joy Griffin always seem to come back to Cape Cod, where they honeymooned, as they experience the ups and downs of life, including the deaths of Jack's parents, the marriage of their daughter, and Jack and Joy's divorce.
Physical Description:	261 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9780375414961 0375414967
Author Notes:	Richard Russo was born in Johnstown, New York on July 15, 1949. He received a Bachelor's degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Arizona. He taught at numerous colleges including Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Colby College. He has written numerous books including Mokawk, The Risk Pool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs, and That Old Cape Magic, as well as a short story collection, The Whore's Child. His novel Empire Falls won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Nobody's Fool was made into a movie starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. His memoir was entitled Elsewhere. He also co-wrote the 1998 film Twilight with director Robert Benton and the teleplay for the HBO adaptation of Empire Falls. (Bowker Author Biography)

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