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A man grapples with childhood trauma from a road trip with his violent, mendacious father that ends in shocking acts defining his life.
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A man grapples with childhood trauma from a road trip with his violent, mendacious father that ends in shocking acts defining his life.
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CWA Gold Dagger Award Finalist: “A slow-burn thriller about a road trip that takes a shocking turn, and the lasting impact of trauma.” —Shelf Awareness (starred review) Shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Literature “His mistakes are my inheritance. The rotten blood he gave me is the blood I will pass on.” For twenty years, Daniel Hardesty, who now goes by a different name, has lived with the emotional scars of a childhood trauma he is powerless to undo. One August morning, young Daniel...
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Acts of violence by the father during the road trip cause lasting trauma to the son
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Childhood trauma from father's violence and mendacity is central to the story
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