A tragic coming-of-age novel, set in Virginia and North Carolina. Jake is the teenager, troubled after the death of his mother. George, his father, is depressed over the loss of his wife and the selling of his company, which has been in the family for generation. An old friend of George's, Freeman Hawk, a Vietnam-era draft dodger and ex-patriot from Canada, visits and brings tragedy with him.
The novel gets off to a slow, confusing start. It's not clear at times what story is actually being told. Things do pick up about midway, but there is still quite a bit of confusion at times, due, I think, to some awkward storytelling.
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