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Story of Domonick and his troubled identical twin brother, who protests at the first Gulf War by cutting off his hand.[return][return]This leads Domonick to assess how his life has gone, and confront some long buried issues. [return][return]900 pages long, this is a biggie, have to admit to skimming chunks of it because I got a little bored, but generally worth while
If asked my top 3 books, this would be one of them. It's so rich with the history of the Birdsey family. It's an incredibly long read. However, the characters are so fleshed out, that they feel like people I know in my daily life. I loved the story inside a story. At first, it was hard to get going but once I did, I couldn't put it down. The Italian history and pride shine through as do the loss and pain - have a Kleenex at the ready! It twists and turns and straightens out. You take a journey take a journey with this book. I have read it over and over again. Don't watch the miniseries and then read the book. The book is always better! (even if the series is brilliant!) I cannot recommend this book enough!