ASIN: B01J6M5HUU
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 237
The story begins in 1973 with a young girl named Maria Vareno. Not only is Maria’s family poor, but her father suffers from mental disorders. After he’s laid off from his job, Maria often comes home to find her father “screaming and crawling on the floor from his hallucinations.” Later, Maria finds some comfort in a relationship with the muscle car-driving Clint Michaels. The couple are barely out of school when they have their first son, James, in 1985. After having their second son and marrying, the two set out on their own. As the young family moves to a larger living space, the narration shifts to James. A talented athlete at a young age, he has great hopes for his future. Popular with girls in middle school and a top sports prospect in high school, he feels greatness should be well within his reach. As his parents’ marriage falls apart, however, he begins a downward spiral that ...
