Patrick Ryan's "Buckeye" explores post-war family drama in Ohio
"Buckeye" by Patrick Ryan has been called sweeping, pastoral, and epic yet intimate.
The book tells the story of two couples, Cal and Becky Jenkins and Margaret and Felix Salt, whose paths cross on the home front during World War II and whose families remain intertwined for decades afterward.
The author is a Bowling Green State University graduate, who sets the novel in a fictional Ohio town, located somewhere between Toledo and Dayton.
The book topped many 'Best Of' lists back in 2025, was praised by Tom Hanks, and picked by Jenna Bush Hager as one of her book club books.
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