The Weight of this World
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The Weight of this World by David Joy
Critically acclaimed author David Joy, whose debut,Where All Light Tends to Go, was hailed as "a savagely moving novel that will likely become an important addition to the great body of Southern literature" (The Huffington Post), returns to the mountains of North Carolina with a powerful story about the inescapable weight of the past.A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the accidental death of their drug dealer and a riot of dope and cash drops in their laps. On a meth-fueled journey to nowhere, they will either find the grit to overcome the darkness or be consumed by it.
DAVID S.LOVEJOY is a history professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he worked from 1960 to 1983. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in science. Outstanding Bowdoin Educator Award in 1980) and a Ph.D. from Bowdoin College in 1941. In 1954, he graduated from Brown University. LOVEJOY has taught at universities such as Northwestern and Brown, as well as Marlboro College in Vermont.
She has held Guggenheim and Rockerfeller Foundation grants and was a Fulbright Lecturer in Scotland. Religious Enthusiasm in the New World: Heresy to Revolution is his book. His residence is in Madison, Wisconsin, as well as Oxfordshire, England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780399574245 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399574247 |
| Title | The Weight of this World |
| Author | David Joy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Putnam Publishing Group,U.S. |
| Year published | 2018-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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