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The Roundtable

"Blue Skies" by T.C. Boyle

By Joe Donahue
Published May 16, 2023 at 11:33 AM EDT
Liveright

T.C. Boyle is one of the most inventive voices in contemporary fiction. In his latest novel, "Blue Skies," he transports us to water-logged and heat-ravaged coastal America, reflecting dark mirrors between the two coasts with the storyline shifting between Florida and California.

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