Barefoot to Avalon
Barefoot to Avalon
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Barefoot to Avalon by David Payne
An Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015A brave book with beautiful sentences on every page. New York Times
Piercing.a tour de force. Los Angeles Times
In 2000, while moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David Payne watched from his rearview mirror as his younger brother, George A., driving behind him in a two-man convoy of rental trucks, lost control of his vehicle, fishtailed, flipped over in the road, and died instantly. Soon thereafter, David s life hit a downward spiral. His career came to a standstill, his marriage disintegrated, and his drinking went from a cocktail-hour indulgence to a full-blown addiction. He found himself haunted not only by George A. s death, but also by his brother s manic depression, a hereditary illness that overlaid a dark family history whose roots now gripped David.
Barefoot to Avalon is Payne s earnest and unflinching account of George A. and their boyhood footrace that lasted long into their adulthood, defining their relationship and their lives. As universal as it is intimate, this is an exceptional memoir of brotherhood, of sibling rivalries and sibling love, and of the torments a family can hold silent and carry across generations.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780802125170 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802125174 |
| Title | Barefoot to Avalon |
| Author | David Payne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Black Cat |
| Year published | 2016-08-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |