The weight of this world.

The weight of this world.

By
Joy, David, 1983-

Publication Date
2017

Subject Term
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Fiction.
 
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
 
Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
 
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.
 
Veterans -- Fiction.
 
Psychological fiction.

Geographic Term
North Carolina -- Fiction.

Summary
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.

Language
English

ISBN
9780399173110


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
GanderAdult FicAdult FictionFIC JOY
Grand Falls-Windsor - HarmsworthAdult FicAdult FictionFIC JOY
St. John's - A.C. HunterADULT FIC - BASEMENTAdult Fiction - BasementFIC JOY
Stephenville - KindaleAdult FicAdult FictionFIC JOY