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Maybe Everything

‘There was a June afternoon in 1959—an afternoon that glittered with summer sunlight—when everything started. Rome Leone and his best friend Gus were standing in the middle of a forest in Halsey, New Jersey, and Rome was telling his friend that a road was going to be built where they stood. A cul-de-sac with six houses on it. One of the houses, Rome said, would be for him, Clara and Mark, and one would be for Gus.

“A cul-de-sac is the safest place to raise a family, after all.” Rome was beaming, though he looked unsteady standing in his loafers on a set of tree roots. “We’ll raise our kids in this beautiful spot, Gus. Can you imagine?”

About Ann Napolitano

Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop. Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers' Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405998758
  • Length: 320 pages
  • Price: £9.99