But when Billy, the youngest sibling-with a history of addiction, grand ideas, and misdemeanors-passes out in his devil's food cake, the family takes up the unfinished business of Billy's sobriety.īilly's wayward adventures have too long consumed their lives, in particular Hattie's, who has enabled his transgressions while trying to save him from Abel's disappointment. On a summer evening in the blue-collar town of Amicus, Kansas, the Campbell family gathers for a birthday dinner for their ailing patriarch, retired judge Abel Campbell, prepared and hosted by their still-hale mother Hattie. Acclaimed for her gorgeous writing and clear-eyed gaze into the hearts of people, Peery now returns with her second novel, The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs. Janet Peery's first novel, The River Beyond the World, was a National Book Award finalist in 1996. "A brilliantly moving and unforgettable novel." - Jill McCorkle, author of Life After Life Winner of the Library of Virginia's Emyl Jenkins Sexton Literary Award for Fiction!
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