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I Know This Much Is True

Wally Lamb · 1998

Wally Lamb's epic follows a man caring for his schizophrenic twin brother while unearthing three generations of family history.

Wally Lamb’s second novel is narrated by Dominick Birdsey, whose identical twin, Thomas, suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and commits a shocking public act. As Dominick fights to protect his brother, he is forced to dig into a buried family past stretching back to their immigrant grandfather. Long and emotionally raw, the book explores mental illness, family, and the slow work of forgiveness.

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