by Richard Russo · Alfred a Knopf Inc · tapa dura · ISBN 9780375414961
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«That Old Cape Magic» is a literary novel by Richard Russo, published by Alfred A. Knopf in hardback (272 pages, in English).
Jack Griffin and his wife, Joy, return again and again to Cape Cod, setting of their honeymoon and of their childhood summers. The novel traces the ups and downs of their marriage, the death of Jack's parents, the wedding of their daughter Laura, and the couple's divorce, in a story about family ties and the weight of the past.
Originally published in 2009, it was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in the fiction category. Richard Russo won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls.
Reading for the general public and for book clubs, especially for those seeking contemporary literary fiction about family life.
Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural, small-town life in the Northeastern United States, particularly in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Russo's native Upstate New York.
