I am a big fan of the author Richard Russo. I loved Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool. I also loved a book by him that I had never seen before. This one is called Chances Are. The story involves three guys who were friends in college. Now they are 66 years old and have gathered together for a weekend on Martha's Vineyard to reminisce about college days. One is a real estate broker in Arizona, one is a musician in Massachusetts, and one is a small publisher in the Midwest. The book goes back and forth in time. In one poignant chapter the three guys are together as they learn their draft numbers for the Vietnam war. Together they try to figure out what happened to their mutual friend, Jacy, who disappeared after being with them at this very house the weekend after their college graduation. The story was riveting.
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