Save Me, Joe Louis (Contemporary American Fiction) by Madison Smartt Bell

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By Madison Smartt Bell

One fateful determination pushes a soldier from a lifetime of stifling order to a lifetime of freedom as doomed because it is thrilling

Macrae, a pleasant child from a small city in Tennessee, joins the military in simple terms as the boys he grew up with enlisted sooner than him. but if army lifestyles doesn’t go well with the younger dreamer, he is going AWOL, and his wanderlust leads him to ny and a partnership with a charismatic hustler named Charlie. quickly the poisonous chemistry among the 2 makes hassle for either, and the stakes in their petty crimes bring up. whilst the companions locate themselves at the run and again in Tennessee, Macrae needs to come to grips with the guy he’s become.

Engrossing and unforgettable, Save Me, Joe Louis is a robust mental examine, and a travel de strength through an American grasp at his best.

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