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001 2013497730
003 DLC
005 20141105081710.0
008 141029s2014 nyu 000 1 eng c
010 $a 2013497730
020 $a9780062276742 (paperback)
020 $a0062276743 (paperback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn869746939
040 $aAKC$beng$cAKC$erda$dKNJ$dYDXCP$dVP@$dWAU$dCDX$dBTCTA$dBDX$dJBL$dIXA$dOCLCO$dOCLCF$dCHVBK$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3622.L38$bF74 2014
082 00 $a813/.6$223
100 1 $aVlautin, Willy,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe free :$ba novel /$cWilly Vlautin.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bHarper Perennial,$c[2014]
300 $a297, 14 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $aSeverely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy Kervin has lived in a group home for eight years. Frustrated by the simplest daily routines, he finds his existence has become unbearable. An act of desperation helps him disappear deep into his mind, into a world of romance and science fiction, danger and adventure where he is whole once again. Freddie McCall, the night man at Leroy's group home, works two jobs yet still can't make ends meet. He's lost his wife and kids, and the house is next. Medical bills have buried him in debt, a situation that propels him to consider a lucrative--and dangerous--proposition. Pauline Hawkins, a nurse, cares for the sick and wounded, including Leroy. She also looks after her mentally ill elderly father. Yet she remains emotionally removed, until she meets a young runaway who touches something deep and unexpected inside her.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xVeterans$vFiction.
650 0 $aGroup homes$vFiction.
650 0 $aAdult children of aging parents$vFiction.
650 0 $aDivorced men$vFiction.
650 0 $aInterpersonal relations$vFiction.