I Know This Much Is True (novel)

I Know This Much Is True is a novel by Wally Lamb first released in June 1998.

In 2020, it was adapted into an HBO limited series of the same name.

Synopsis
Official synopsis from the publisher:


 * Dominick Birdsey, a forty-year-old housepainter living in Three Rivers, Connecticut, finds his subdued life greatly disturbed when his identical twin brother Thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, commits a shocking act of self-mutilation. Dominick is forced to care for his brother as well as confront dark secrets and pain he has buried deep within himself—a journey of the soul that takes him beyond his blue-collar New England town to Sicily’s Mount Etna, the birthplace of his grandfather and namesake. Coming to terms with his life and lineage, Dominick struggles to find forgiveness and finally rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his troubled twin.


 * I Know This Much Is True is a masterfully told story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal—an unforgettable masterpiece.

Official synopsis from the back cover:

Characters

 * Dominick Birdsey
 * Thomas Birdsey
 * Dessa Constantine
 * Dr. Rubina Patel
 * Joy
 * Lisa Sheffer
 * Angela Birdsey
 * Concettina Birdsey
 * Ray Birdsey
 * Leo Blood
 * Angie Blood
 * Tyffanie Rose
 * Thad
 * Ralph Drinkwater
 * Penny Ann Drinkwater
 * Domenico Onofrio Tempesta
 * Ignazia Tucci Tempesta
 * Prosperine Tucci
 * Pasquale Tempesta
 * Vincenzo Tempesta
 * Concettina Ciccia
 * Alfio Ciccia
 * Maricchia Ciccia
 * Giacomo Tempesta

Trivia

 * The novel was featured in Oprah's Book Club in 1998.