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So much blue

So much blue

a novel
Literary Fiction
Pages
242
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

Kevin Pace, a painter, holds onto secrets from his past, including an affair in Paris a decade ago and a search for a friend's missing brother in El Salvador during the late 1970s. As these hidden events begin to surface, Kevin grapples with the choices he made for his art and the truths he's kept from his wife and family.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicReflectiveComplex
Dual TimelineFamily SagaMorally Grey

Genres

Literary Fiction

Authors

A
Anne-laure Tissut

Anne-laure Tissut is the author of So much blue and Burning Boy. Her books offer readers a distinct voice.

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Patrick Girard Lawlor

Patrick Girard Lawlor writes compelling thrillers and suspense, frequently exploring themes of law, justice, and historical intrigue. His works include the intense Law and Vengeance, the political suspense of The Ezekiel Option, and Adams Lib/E. Readers also enjoy So much blue and Walk a Black Wind.

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Percival Everett

American novelist and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Author of more than thirty books, including James (2024), winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction; Erasure (2001), adapted into the 2023 film American Fiction; and The Trees (2021), a Booker Prize finalist.

Characters

Kevin PaceProtagonist
All characters in So much blue