There's a bar at the crossroads on the way out of town.
Or the way in, depending on whether you're coming or going.
Marcie and her husband have run it for years.
They had children once, but not any more.
After thirty years of marriage, there aren't many secrets left.
Couples often tell themselves that, although it's not always true.
Arlene appeared in the bar one day not long before Franky Albertino came back, thinking she'd find someone she'd once known, looking for a man named Jack.
Franky w.
Picador Things we nearly knew, hardcover/jim powell
