"A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story.
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..
Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime.
So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew.
His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college.
In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school.
Bestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell .
I loved it." --Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley . "A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story