I Know This Much Is True

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.