Description
In the small North Carolina town of Sandhill, Ben Joe Hawkes—equal parts dutiful and anxious—sets out for a future that promises distance and independence, only to find himself pulled back into the orbit of family need. When circumstances force him to take on responsibilities at home, his carefully imagined life begins to shift, testing what he believes he owes to others and what he wants for himself. As he navigates youth, identity, and the complicated tenderness of love, Ben Joe learns how worry can both protect and imprison, and how home can be both refuge and restraint. With Anne Tyler’s keen eye for character and her quietly incisive, humane storytelling, this debut offers a timeless portrait of a young man’s homecoming and the choices that follow.
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paperback
Berkley
Published Jun 15, 1986
265 pages
ISBN: 9780425094433
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First Published
1964
Language
eng
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