David Prete

August and Then Some: A Novel (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Twisted bonds between a father and his children lead to revenge and a desperate hope for redemption and forgiveness.

In the heat of August, Jake Terri Savage (JT), his little sister Danielle, and his bone-headed best friend, Nokey (nicknamed after gnocchi), try to steal JT's father's beloved 1965 Shelby Cobra. Their reasons are noble; the consequences,devastating.

JT's abusive dad's idea of a twelfth birthday gift is getting his son involved in a barroom brawl. Nokey's dad thinks he has potatoes for brains. Both sons live out their fathers' stunted visions in a way that brings down a terrible judgment on them allleaving JT hauling rocks for punishment while he staves off panic attacks and nightmares about his sister and her terrible half-known secret.

A Dominican teenage girl with little hope for her own future gives JT a second chance to save someone, including himself. Throughout, David Prete's vivid sense of atmosphere, tight plotting, and crackling dialogue give the dysfunctional family story a new lease on life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393089981
• Artikelnr.: 59592153

Autorenporträt

David Prete is the author of Say That to My Face. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.