Oprah Winfrey joins “CBS Mornings” with author Richard Russo to discuss her latest selection, “Bridge of Sighs,” a novel about friendship, race, and small-town life. Read an excerpt from the first chapter.

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From BRIDGE OF SIGHS © 2007 by Richard Russo. Excerpted by permission of Vintage, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.