. Yes, this is a novel about male friendship, fathers and sons, small-town class issues, and lifelong crushes, and it provides the familiar pleasure of immersion in the author’s distinctive, richly observed world and his inimitable ironic voice. They arrive on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. . Chances Are . The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Russo, Richard. Overview. And though Lincoln and his family rarely visit, the house holds memories that Lincoln (and his friends) can’t seem to shake. [Chances Are...] blends everything we love about this author with something new. Richard Russo is a terrific writer, and "Chances Are…" (Knopf, 320 p., ★★★ out of four) – his first standalone novel since "That Old Cape Magic" in 2009 – is, in many ways, vintage Russo. The house has been in Lincoln’s family for decades. Chances Are … by Richard Russo is a novel we could definitely call “one of a kind”, simultaneously being a profound study of friendship and a compelling disappearance mystery which might get solved forty years down the line by our three very distinct and interesting protagonists. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. . The novel opens in 2015. Three older men (in their 60’s) converge in Chilmark, a small village on Martha’s Vineyard, for a reminiscence of sorts. CHANCES ARE: A NOVEL by Richard Russo. . Chances Are…. Chances Are… is a novel by Richard Russo. He will be the guest speaker at the 2019 Annual McKinney Contest awards on April 3 at 8 pm in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. The novel follows three friends—Lincoln, Teddy, and Mickey—as they meet together … by Richard Russo has an overall rating of Positive based on 19 book reviews. Chances Are . Lincoln, Teddy, and Mickey are three friends who are currently in their mid-sixties.