Everybody's Fool, Richard Russo's follow-up to Nobody's Fool, published 10 years ago, uses a deteriorating burial ground as a metaphor for a small American town going through hard times. EVERYBODY’S FOOLRichard RussoAllen & UnwinBy PATRICIA THWAITESDeath is not a subject usually subjected to mocking, yet Richard Russo's opening - and wickedly funny - description of a troubled burial ground had me captured. The black humour abounds throughout. The burial ground, in its deteriorating state, could be a metaphor for the small American town of North Bath in which it's set. Both the town and its inhabitants feel forgotten and are going through hard times.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2017 18:00 UTC