Doubleday

9780385545211

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Olympus, Texas

A man’s return to his Texas hometown sets off a chain of events as tragic as any caused by the mythological gods.

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Review of ‘Olympus, Texas’

J.R. Ewing, the man everyone loves to hate in the classic TV series “Dallas,” may have finally met his match. When it comes to lying, cheating and scandals, the Briscoe family in Stacey Swann’s jaw-dropping debut, Olympus, Texas, gives him a run for his money.

Each character in the expansive clan has his or her…

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