T. Geronimo Johnson

eBook, ePUB

Hold It 'Til It Hurts (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

Beschreibung

Filled with Achilles's memories of serving in Afghanistan, this novel offers one of the few literary takes on the Afghanistan war and the veterans who served there.

The story draws comparisons between two major events: Hurricane Katrina and the war in Afghanistan. Both of these of events continue to generate public interest.

The majority of books about returning veterans and their families are nonfiction. Hold It 'Til It Hurts provides a glimpse into a veteran's mind for readers who don't have direct connections to the military.

This is a book that will capture the interest of adoptees and adoptive families. Achilles and Troy are brothers in an adopted family, and the plot is set in motion when their mother gives them their adoption papers.

At the heart of this novel is a love story, as Achilles learns to accept others and himself.

A much-anticipated debut by a writer who has earned several prestigious fellowships and awards like the Stegner at Stanford.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 2.27MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

T. Geronimo Johnson was born in New Orleans. His fiction and poetry has appeared in Best New American Voices, Indiana Review, LA Review, and Illuminations, among others. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a former Stegner Fellow at Stanford, Johnson currently teaches writing at University of California-Berkeley. Hold It 'Til It Hurts is his first book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Coffee House Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781566893107
• Artikelnr.: 37905023