In the fictional town of Bonhomie, Ohio, the lives of four people, two married couples, are forever changed by an impulsive decision made on V-E Day, 1945. The aftermath will reverberate well into the next generation in ways that are both explosive and predictable, as Ryan maps out his characters’ lives in conjunction with the sweep of mid-twentieth century American history. While Buckeye is fresh and exciting at the start, Ryan’s inability to commit to the story leads the book to devolve into something akin […]