Love and Shame and Love sisters first As Jack tries to uncover

As Jack tries to uncover details of his brothers last night

after laying bare its tenants' past in The Family

a dentist with a nicotine habit

each of us can achieve life to the fullest -- until it overflows

This Bright River is the work of a natural storyteller

Love and Shame and Love sisters first As Jack tries to uncoverAlexander Popper can't stop remembering. Four years old when his father tossed him into Lake Michigan, he was told, Sink or swim, kid. In his mind, he's still bobbing in that frigid water. The rest of this novel's vivid cast of characters also struggle to remain afloat: Popper's mother, stymied by an unhappy marriage, seeks solace in the relentless energy of Chicago; his brother, Leo, shadow boss of the family, retreats into books; paternal