Agent: Amy Cloughley, Kimberley Cameron Agency. More complications ensue, until the novel's satisfying resolution. As Joe learns more about the events of the murder, he is faced with several threats to his own safety, yet refuses to give up his pursuit of the truth. Prodded by Lila Nash, his attractive college student neighbor, Joe immerses himself in the crime and Carl's trial. The Life We Bury: A Novel Allen Eskens Prometheus Books, 2014 - Fiction - 303 pages 62 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its. This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat. Recently paroled after serving 30 years of a life sentence because he's dying of pancreatic cancer, Carl agrees to tell Joe his story. An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start. Joe chooses one of the only patients not affected with dementia, Carl Iverson, who, he soon discovers, was convicted decades earlier of the murder and rape of a 14-year-old girl. Joe's life takes a harrowing turn when he visits a nursing home in Richfield, Minn., in search of a subject for a class assignment%E2%80%94to write a person's biography. His task is to interview a stranger and write a. Joe Talbert, the hero of Eskens's masterful debut, has worked hard to earn the money to leave home and pursue an education at the University of Minnesota, but his alcoholic mother, who's unable to provide proper care for his autistic brother, keeps demanding his money and time. College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class.
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