Somebody’S Fool

Jul 23, 2023 | newspub.live | Somebody’S Fool |Richard Russo |Alfred A. Knopf

Ruth seeks to get over her adulterous romance with Sully. Peter’s cool reserve thaws, nudging the door to intimacy. Doug is the novel’s moral compass; Russo digs deep into the cop’s “seemingly congenital inability to surrender hope.” He and Charice pause their relationship while she maneuvers through fresh duties and animosity in her force. He does his utmost to support her, but fails to grasp the challenges she faces each day. He clings to the possibility they can settle down and become a family.

Jul 23, 2023 | nytimes.com | Hamilton Cain |Somebody’S Fool |Richard Russo

FictionLike “Nobody’s Fool” and “Everybody’s Fool,” “Somebody’s Fool” is set in a fictional town with lots of problems. Credit...Tristan Spinski for The New York TimesSOMEBODY’S FOOL, by Richard RussoWelcome back to North Bath, scrappy sibling to the larger, wealthier Schuyler Springs, down the road in woodsy upstate New York.