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Oprah Winfrey turned back the clock and chose Richard Russo's 2007 novel Bridge of Sighs (Vintage) as the August Oprah's Book Club Pick, Oprah Daily reported, noting: "This book has everything you need for a classic summer read--romance, unrequited love, lifelong friendships--and of course epic family drama.... You all know I love a story that sweeps you up, and this one is not going to disappoint."
"It is, of course, a profound honor to be chosen for Oprah's Book Club," said Russo. "But to be chosen for a novel written two decades earlier? A book that will introduce a whole new generation of readers to my work? How special is that?"
Oprah described Russo as "a master at capturing the ordinary moments that reveal some of the deepest truths, especially in small-town novels."
Winfrey interviewed the author for the most recent Oprah’s Book Club: Presented by Starbucks podcast, available here.