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Bobbie Ann Mason’s debut novel—a brilliant and moving book... a moral tale that entwines public history with private anguish.  —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“How Ms. Mason conjures a vivid image of the futility of war and its searing legacy of confusion out of the searching questions or a naïve later generation is nothing short of masterful.” —Kansas City Star

Samantha “Sam” Hughes is in her senior year of high school in rural Kentucky. Her father, whom she never knew, was killed in Vietnam before she was born. Sam lives with her uncle Emmett, a veteran who appears to be suffering from exposure to Agent Orange. Amidst worrying about her uncle and yearning to figure out who she is and learn about the father she never knew, Sam develops feelings for Tom, one of Emmett''s veteran buddies. Tom and Emmett attempt to shield Sam from th

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2020
      ISBN13: 9780060835170, 978-0060835170
      ISBN10: 60835176

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bobbie Ann Mason’s debut novel—a brilliant and moving book... a moral tale that entwines public history with private anguish.  —Los Angeles Times Book Review

      “How Ms. Mason conjures a vivid image of the futility of war and its searing legacy of confusion out of the searching questions or a naïve later generation is nothing short of masterful.” —Kansas City Star

      Samantha “Sam” Hughes is in her senior year of high school in rural Kentucky. Her father, whom she never knew, was killed in Vietnam before she was born. Sam lives with her uncle Emmett, a veteran who appears to be suffering from exposure to Agent Orange. Amidst worrying about her uncle and yearning to figure out who she is and learn about the father she never knew, Sam develops feelings for Tom, one of Emmett''s veteran buddies. Tom and Emmett attempt to shield Sam from th

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