Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. HarperCollins, 2023. Adult fiction.
As the pandemic rages in 2020, Lara and her husband cocoon as their three adult daughters return home to wait it out and help harvest cherries on their farm in Michigan. The girls beg their mother to tell them of her brush with fame in Hollywood and with actor Peter Duke before she was married. Lara's starring role was always as Emily in Thornton Wilder's Our Town and that role has captured the magic of her whole life.
The story unspools quietly and there is none better than Ann Patchett at telling a tale. Each of the daughters is distinct and well drawn. The alternate chapters of past and present are well presented and easy to follow. Settle back and enjoy this one!
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