Description
Returned from Afghanistan and back in the mountains of North Carolina, Thad Broom tries to outrun what war has left behind—only to find that the past has a way of catching up. When an inadvertent death in the orbit of a local meth dealer pulls him into a dangerous, morally complicated situation, Thad and Aiden McCall—an orphaned young man trying to survive his own losses—are forced to confront the consequences of choices they never meant to make. As a small fortune changes hands and loyalties fracture, the story becomes a stark meditation on grief, guilt, and the thin line between survival and self-destruction. With David Joy’s gritty, compassionate storytelling and sharp sense of place, this is a tragic, character-driven novel about how the weight of history can press down on even the most determined hearts.
Available Editions
paperback
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published Jan 1, 2017
260 pages
ISBN: 9780399173110
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Weight of This World by David Joy.