Charming Billy Audio Book

Charming Billy Audio BookCharming Billy Audio Book

Charming Billy
Author: Alice McDermott
Reader: Roses Prichard

This witty, haunting novel won the National Book Award. The story of the late Billy Lynch is told within the complex matrix of a tightly knit Irish-American community, in a resonant voice filled with deep emotion. "Immensely accomplished and pleasurable."—The New Yorker   ยป Read More

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Publish Date: 01/01/1900
ISBN: 9780736644259

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Synopsis:

Billy Lynch is an alcoholic. At his death, his large Irish Catholic family in Queens tells stories about him--his loyalty, his wacky side, his sad past--trying to understand the roots of his destructive drinking. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.

Book Awards:

Winner of the 1998 National Book Award in Fiction
Winner of the 1999 American Book Award in Fiction

Author Bio:

Alice McDermott was born in Brooklyn, and has been involved in writing and editing since obtaining her M.A. at the University of New Hampshire in 1978. Her books have won numerous awards, among them the Whiting Writers Award and the Pen/Faulkner Award for fiction.

Related Subjects to Browse


Fiction Themes » Conflicts & Dualities » Past & Present
Fiction Themes » Family & Friendship » Family Solidarity
Fiction Themes » Family & Friendship » Family, General
Fiction Themes » Human Qualities & Behavior » Grief, Mourning
Fiction Themes » Medicine & Health » Alcoholism
Fiction Themes » Peoples & Cultures » Irish-americans
Fiction Themes » Stages Of Life » Death
Fiction Themes » Types Of Characters » Charmers
Juvenile Fiction » People & Places / United States / Other » Irish Americans - Fiction


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