The Angel of Rome
Book description
In this dazzling collection of stories, a son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place that will care for the old man. An elderly couple confronts the note-taking fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A famous actor in recovery has a one-night stand with…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Angel of Rome as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Such heart, wisdom, grief, and humor in these stories. Walter's characters are so fully, wholly themselves, and I was rooting for them all!
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