That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Bridge of Sighs was at the Village Voice Bookstore last night to promote the release of the French translation of his most recent book, That Old Cape Magic. Russo's reading from the chapter, Slippery Slope, and the thoughtful questions posed by the audience made me want to rush home and start reading. I'm going to restrain myself, however, so that I can relish it at a slower pace when I'm visiting Sara, my daughter, at Cape Cod this summer. Thanks to Russo's enlightening comments about the writing process, I've been forewarned that the Cape doesn't feature largely in the novel, rather it only serves as metaphor for a place that you would yearn for if you were the type of person who believed that happiness is a place.
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A good day to post about the Cape - we had our first summery day today and its gorgeous!!
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad that the Cape is finally showing you a bit of its "magic"!