![]() ![]() ![]() Dennis eventually borrows the money Billy needs to bring Eva to the States from his stepfather and arranges for Billy to work in the stepfather's shoe store to pay off the loan. Billy gives Eva a ring and promises to bring her and her family to the States since this is what she wants. Dennis thought he was doing Billy a favor at the time.ĭennis and Billy meet Eva and her sister, Mary, on the beach in a small bay not too far from a house Dennis's stepfather owns. Eva decided to marry her childhood sweetheart and took the money Billy sent her to come to the States to buy a small gas station for her husband to run. However, his cousin Dennis knows better.ĭennis told Billy his love had died to spare him the truth. Others believe it was the loss of his first love, an Irish girl named Eva, which drove Billy to drink himself to death. Some believe it is a disease and no matter what happened in his life Billy would still have become an alcoholic. A debate begins regarding the cause of Billy's alcoholism. Stories are told about Billy, of his first love and his wife, and of his struggles with alcoholism. The novel begins at a small bar in the Bronx after Billy's funeral where his family has gathered. Charming Billy by Alice McDermott is the story of Billy Lynch and the family and friends that surround him. ![]()
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