On his way home after getting fired from his job remodeling a luxurious Manhattan apartment, Paul stops off at a campground along the highway to gather his thoughts. Instead of peace, he finds a man savagely beating his dog, forcing Paul to make a fateful decision that will change everything. "This is a book to savor and read out loud..."--Washington Post "One of the best books of 2010."--Publishers Weekly "Spencer, a master of piercing insight and letter-perfect prose, tantalizes to the last climactic sentence of this compelling exploration of the wages of guilt."--Booklist "Christopher Burns does a masterly job of narrating this deeply complex tale...For all listeners."--Library Journal "This beautifully written novel is so much more than just a good read."--USA Today "...as great a piece of American fiction as Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom.'"--Stephen King
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