This coming of age novel weaves together the stories of three young men in a powerful narrative. We travel to different time periods when each of the characters is at the cusp of becoming a man. In 1968, there is the raw emotion from the journal of the young Marine, William, stationed in the bush in Vietnam; In 1979, the impact on Vincent working a construction site with two Vietnam vets; and in 2016, the ability of Vincent's son to deal with life's unpredictability. An emotional book that is hard to put down.Publisher's description:
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 laborer 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.