The Last Romantics: A Novel by Tara Conklin. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019. Adult fiction. Literary fiction. If you like family dramas, meet the Skinner family. Older sister, Renee, is smart and strong; sister Caroline loves her high school sweetheart; brother Joe is the golden athlete; and little Fiona sets the stage as a grown up poet in 2079 as the family's story spools out. When they are children, a death in the family causes their mother, Noni, to take to her bed...literally she does nothing for these Connecticut children and they cover for her. As grown ups, they deal with their own strengths and weaknesses and are fiercely loyal to one another...up to a point. As in Patchett's Tom Lake, their sibling bonds and the well crafted tale will keep readers going.
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