BUCKEYE

A luminous and tender 20th century saga of wounded souls and small town secrets GUARDIAN A thing of wonder CHRIS WHITAKER I ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two wars one of Omaha Beach the other of the la Drang Valley Buckeye is that book and it soars TOM HANKS THE BIG HEARTED BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THAT READERS ARE CALLING THEIR BOOK OF THE YEAR Cal Jenkins wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it aspires to live a quiet honest life in Bonhomie Ohio His wife Becky intuitive whimsical senses danger long before she understands its shape Across town Margaret Salt carries secrets she s spent a lifetime burying while her husband Felix tries desperately to be the man the world insists he must be Everything changes on V E Day when a single stolen moment binds all four of them together As wartime gives way to an uneasy peace the consequences of that day ripple forward pulling the next generation into its undertow But in a small town where nothing stays hidden how long can the truth stay buried A glorious sweep of a novel ANN PATCHETT Written in the key of Dickens it s not just a great Midwestern novel it s a great novel period FINANCIAL TIMES