![]() When Concettina is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Dominick promises to take care of Thomas after she is gone. He carries these issues into his marriage, which finally comes to a breaking point following the tragic death of his infant daughter. He continues to struggle with the ramifications of his brother’s illness and his own lost childhood. ![]() The identity of their biological father was unknown, but revealed much later in the book.ĭominick’s adulthood is even more complicated. ![]() Concettina, their mother, was a quiet, gentle, skittish woman plagued with a cleft lip and an inability to stand up to her husband. He was abusive to all of them, but his prime target was Thomas. Ray, their adoptive step-father, was a former military man with an explosive temper. They were raised in a chaotic and abusive household. Dominick is mentally typical, but Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic. Yes, a life experience indeed!ĭominick and Thomas Birdsey are identical twins living in the fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut. Multi-themed and multi-generational, I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb, will take you on a rollercoaster ride that you will not want to get off. And oh, what a twisting and turning life experience within the 900 pages of an incredibly engaging novel. Oprah Winfrey nailed it – “It’s not just a book, it’s a life experience”. ![]()
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