Join us for West Branch's monthly virtual book discussion group. We read a variety of contemporary fiction and non-f iction and meet once a month on Zoom for a thoughtful discussion. Contact discussion leader Becky Clark at rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org for the Zoom meeting link. Limit ed print copies of the book are available for Browse &\; Go pick-up at West Branch. This title is also available as an ebook or eaudiobook on Hoo pla.
\nHoopla ebook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12701142
\nHoopla ea udiobook: https://w ww.hoopladigital.com/title/11358697
\nBook description:
\nCollege student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing as signment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and wri te a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming\, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Ivers on\, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Iverson is a dying V ietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live\, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home\, after spending thirty y ears 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 her oism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe\, along w ith his skeptical female neighbor\, throws himself into uncovering the tru th\, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangero usly dysfunctional mother\, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vuln erable\, 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 to escape the fallout.
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