I recently enjoyed reading ‘The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell’ by Robert Dugoni and made a pledge to myself to read more of his books. This is another excellent historical fiction novel with great characters and made an entertaining read.
In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a labourer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer—Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life—dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny.
This is a really good story and takes the reader on the full range of emotions.
I would like to thank both Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
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