The Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo

My friend, Rich, loved this book. I usually like his taste in books so I took it on our trip to Argentina. Let's just say if you have read one Richard Russo book on small town life that might be enough unless you were really into small town life where not much happens. The narrator Lou C or lucy is a guy who runs several small groceries in a small town in upstate New York and thinks a lot about his childhood -- his mother, father, school and the dreaded time he was locked in a trunk by some bullies. Intertwined are stories from his "best" friend's perspective and from his wife's perspective. The ending was very dissatisfying and a bit unbelievable. Alas I was stranded in a country with Spanish books and forced to plow through it... sigh!