The Weight of This World

by David Joy

Book Overview

A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399173110
• ISBN13: 9780399173110
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Southern grit lit at its best

David Joy is an excellent writer. The Weight of the World involves mother, her son and his best friend. Modern times with modern time problems. Drugs, lack of work, hurtful secrets. But the ending even outs the novel. Highly recommend this book. You wont forget it.