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I Know This Much Is True

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I Know This Much Is True

by Wally Lamb

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | March 15, 1999 | Trade Paperback

With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Could Not Put This Down

    arrial

    13 months ago

    This novel is huge but definitely worth it..
    Domenic & Thomas are identical twins, except one has schizophrenia. We are introduced to them as adults in 1990 and through flashbacks relive their childhood lives with them. So many issues are addressed in this novel. The family dynamic , sibling rivalry, mental illness, friendship, love, loyalty, the state of the medical system and so much more I cannot even describe.
    The characters are very interesting, bringing many sidelines to an already captivating story.This is extremely well written and will hold you hostage from the very first line.
    I was not too fond of the ending,those of you that have read it will know everything was tied up too perfectly , but that said I still give it 5 stars .It is still very good,
    If you are going to read one book this year make it this one.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Fantastic

    Lava

    15 months ago

    I absolutely loved this book. You will fall in love with the characters. I could not put this book down.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Could not put it down

    Chrissy Cee

    2 years ago

    I picked up this book on a whim, and I was really glad that I did. The characters were so well-developed that you could feel whether you liked or hated them as you went along. I thought it was interesting considering that some people expect identical twins to be the same in all aspects of their lives, and yet in this book, they couldn't be more different. I love the way that the author told the story - so rich with detail. I have read this twice but would love to read it again.

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    Matty

    Rating: 5/5

    I Know This Much Is True

    Matty

    12 years ago

    Excellent. Without a doubt, the best book I've read in a long, long time. I just couldn't put this book down. I'm recommending it to everyone I know.

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It was one of the most eagerly anticipated novels of 1998 - Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True. A modern retelling of an ancient Hindu myth, it begins as America staggers toward the millennium, questioning the past hustle-and-bustle century and the ways that the past affects a family. Dominick Birdsey wholeheartedly tries to deal with his twin brother Thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, his bullying stepfather Ray and his long-suffering mother. Lamb is the best-selling author of She's Come Undone.

From the Publisher

With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world.

About the Author

Wally Lamb's two novels, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, were both number one New York Times bestsellers and selections of Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. He was the editor of Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a previous volume of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution. A volunteer facilitator at York for the past eight years, Lamb is currently at work on his third novel. He lives in Connecticut with his family.

Trade Paperback

901 Pages, 5.3 x 7.96 x 1.5 IN

March 15, 1999

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

English


0060987561
9780060987565

From the Critics

"Every now and then a book comes along that sets new standards for writers and readers alike. Wally Lamb''s latest novel is stunning--and even that might be an understatement...this is a masterpiece."--" Associated Press""A gratifying saga of loss and redemption." --" People""Wally Lamb is one of those rare contemporary writers who can produce a 900-page book that defies readers to put it down...stunning...powerful...The book is so effectively structured that the reader can easily fall into its pages, becoming a part of it, in the way that a powerful play lures its audience into its setting and story line...A rich literary tapestry that is an affirmation of life." --" Dallas Morning News""A can''t-put-it-down-novel...packed with graceful writing, unrelenting dramatic tension and characters how force the reader to form an emotional bond with them...The only thing bad about Wally Lamb''s new novel is that it''s too good."--" Denver Post""The saga of the century. Best, most wonderful, most dramatic, most powerful. There are no superlatives impressive enough to describe this, another Lamb masterpiece." --" Oakland Press""Dominick Birdsey is an epic hero and his story an inspiring, darkly comic tale of redemption--a late twentieth-century "Les Miserables."" -- "Glamour""Twice as thoughtful and twice as heart-wrenching as most published this year. An exercise in soul-baring storytelling--with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself. It''s hard to read and to stop reading, and impossible to forget." -- "USA Today.".".a fully developed and triumphantly resolved exploration of one man''s suffering and redemption." --" Publishers Weekly, " starred review"A work of astonishingcraftsmanship, structural symmetry, and literary self-awareness...Read it and weep." -- "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

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