by Andre Dubus Iii (Author)
It is the summer of 1967, and Leo Suther with one more year of high school to go, still has a lot to learn. He soon finds himself in the middle of a consuming love affair with Allie Donovan - whilst being tested on his. political values by her father, who challenges him on the escalating Vietnam conflict and forces him to examine just where he stands in relation to the people in his life. Throughout his - and the nation's - unforgettable 'summer of love,' Leo is learning the language of the blues, which seem to echo the mourning he feels for his dead mother, his occasionally distant father, and the youth that is fast giving way to manhood.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 0099426889
ISBN 13: 9780099426882
Book Overview: Andre Dubus III has a keen and generous eye, and the great gift of bestowing dignity on his people' Tobias Wolff