The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane
Now, in “The Given Day,” Lehane has done something brave and ambitious: He has written a historical novel that unquestionably is his grab for the brass ring, an effort to establish his credentials in literary as well as commercial terms. Immense in length and scope, it is set [...]

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