Charlie Beale is the mysterious stranger who comes to a small Virginia town in 1948 with only two suitcases, one unknown to any but us readers that is full of money. So begins a remarkable love story—Charlie’s love of a married woman named Sylvan and, just as remarkable, his love of his employer’s small son Sam. You’ll love all the characters that inhabit this small town, its microcosm of small town life, both good and bad, and its viewpoint of this time of change in America. I’ll just say it now. I hope this book is nominated for the Pulitzer prize. It’s that good.

posted Jul 15, 2012 at 5:08PM

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