None of that ruins the story because it’s clear from the start, and if you’ve not read Ford’s Bascombe books – it was supposed to be a trilogy that began with the Sportswriter and followed on with Independence Day and the Lay of the Land – then get your hands on them and revel in their humour and beauty. The context is that Frank, his curmudgeonly character across four of the greatest books ever written, is now old and increasingly infirm while his son Paul is dying from a variation of motor neuron disease.Īnd they go on what turns out to be final road trip together to mend fences and establish happy memories in the hope it will sustain them through the dark days that lie ahead. It’s all about health span, not life span, writes the great Richard Ford in his latest novel – and final outing with the iconic Frank Bascombe – called Be Mine.
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