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050 00$aPS3605.S49$bL54 2014
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100 1 $aEskens, Allen,$d1963-
245 14$aThe life we bury :$ba novel /$cAllen Eskens
260 $aAmherst, NY :$bSeventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books,$c2014
300 $a303 p. ;$c20 cm.
520 $a"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe headsto a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he hasbeen medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldierwith the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But by the time Joe discovers the truth, it is too late toescape the fallout"--$cProvided by publisher
650 0$aVeterans$vFiction
650 0$aDysfunctional families$vFiction
650 0$aDetective and mystery stories
650 0$aCollege students$vFiction
650 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$vVeterans$vFiction
651 0$aMinnesota$vFiction