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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Main Author: Malae, Peter Nathaniel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2018.
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