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Thomas's first novel is a stunning and poignant story of marriage in the second half of the 20th century. Eileen Tumulty is born in New York City's borough of Queens in 1942, the only child of hard-drinking, hardworking Irish American parents. She maps out a plan for her life, determined to be independent, attending Catholic school and then nursing school. She graduates from college in three years ("as she'd planned"), and while she's in graduate scho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More