Libros de Alice Mcdermott (2 libros)

Billy Lynch's family and friends have gathered to comfort his widow, and to pay their respects to one of the last great romantics. As they trade tales of his famous humor, immense charm, and consuming sorrow, a complex portrait emerges of an enigmatic man, a loyal friend, a beloved husband, an incurable alcoholic. Alice McDermott's striking novel, Charming Billy, is a study of the lies that bind and the weight of familial love, of the way good intentions can be as destructive as the truth they were meant to hide. Charming Billy is the winner of the 1998 National Book Award for Fiction.

En una oscura tarde de invierno, en el Brooklyn de principios del siglo xx, un joven inmigrante irlandés que acaba de ser despedido convence a su mujer, que está a punto de dar a luz, para que salga a hacer la compra. Una vez solo en el apartamento, abre el gas y se suicida. La hermana St. Saviour, una monja de un convento cercano, será quien ayude a Annie, la pobre viuda, a rehacer su vida. Annie trabajará durante muchos años como planchadora en la lavandería del convento. Su hija Sally, la verdadera protagonista de la historia, se criará entre pilas de ropa blanca y el siseo...