Was it an accident, or murder? Four decades later, the answer still matters. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY, John Coyne's 13th novel, revolves around the mysterious death of a young woman in Ethiopia in 1973. The story spans four decades and three continents, and follows the lives of four people from their early twenties to their late fifties through a series of flashbacks. Set in the diverse locations of Ethiopia, New York, Washington, Spain, and the Mid-West, Long Ago and Far Away tells of lovers driven apart by the death of their friend, and the blame they cast on each other and themselves for that tragedy. The story dramatizes the couple's careers, marriages, families, divorces, and changes in fortune through the years with the main plot focusing on the present day, when they circle back to find each other, and set out to confront the man who knows the truth about their friend's death.

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