I know this much is true lamb
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”.