Brian and Barbara review the book Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, number one on the New York Times hardcover fiction list of September 3, 2023. In her ninth novel, award-winning author Ann Patchett builds a story within a story. Secluded on the family’s cherry orchard due to COVID, the Nelson family picks fruit together while listening as their mother, Lara, reveals the full story of her romantic involvement with one of the world’s most famous actors, Peter Duke, who she shared a stage with in a 1980s production of Our Town at a Michigan theater known as Tom Lake. Twenty minutes with us, and you'll know whether to read it ... or regift it! Episode 14 of bestseller, recorded on 10/7/2023.
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