Tom Lake, Ann PatchettIn this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of Americas finest writers. In the spring of 2020, Laras three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls

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