![]() ![]() And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever. ![]() Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan – the Burgess sibling who stayed behind – urgently calls them home. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. She now appears as the wife of the title character from Oh William (Strout’s eighth novel, her third Lucy Barton book and currently shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Lucy first appeared in My Name is Lucy Barton (her fifth novel, the first Lucy Barton book and Booker longlisted in 2016). If You Like Elizabeth Strout Books, You’ll Love…Įlizabeth Strout Synopsis: The Burgess Boys is a standalone title by Elizabeth Strout. Note: The Stories of Frederick Busch was edited with Frederick Busch. ![]()
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