Charming Billy, a novel by American author Alice McDermott, tells the story of Billy Lynch and his lifelong struggle with alcohol after the death of his first love.

[1] The novel was published by FSG in 1997 or 1998 and has since been republished by Picador (as a Picador Modern Classic).

[2] It won the National Book Award for Fiction[3] and the American Book Award,[4] and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.

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