Son of Amity : a novel /
Three lives on the verge of ruin intersect in the small Oregon town of Amity, Pika, a half-Samoan ex-con from California, seeks to deliver justice to his sister's rapist, Michael, a five-tour Iraq War Marine, faces the cracked mirror of his own embattled soul and Sissy, a recent convert to Cath...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Corvallis :
Oregon State University Press,
2018.
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| Summary: | Three lives on the verge of ruin intersect in the small Oregon town of Amity, Pika, a half-Samoan ex-con from California, seeks to deliver justice to his sister's rapist, Michael, a five-tour Iraq War Marine, faces the cracked mirror of his own embattled soul and Sissy, a recent convert to Catholicism, must resist the lure of ruthless self-judgment and discover what love is. Determined to escape the past, these characters find themselves sharing the same torn-down house, bordering tweaker poverty and bucolic wine country. Violence and penance, family and legacy, recidivism and post-traumatic stress disorder linger with the heavy rain of desperation. At the center of this storm is five-year old Benji, whose wide-eyed energy and openhearted faith could show all of them how to still be saved. In this unforgettable tale, award-winning author Peter Nathaniel Malae explores the depths of human pain and trauma with genuine cultural authority. Son of Amity is a novel whose voices cry out with truth and vulnerability, never betraying that slight tilt toward hope needed to make the long, hard trek to tomorrow. |
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| Physical Description: | 223 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780870719455 0870719459 |