06229cam a2200793 4500 285422682 TxAuBib 20161217120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781616149994 161614999X B00JTA9Z7G Amazon fdd4db90-be8b-41a6-8796-732348ec2f77 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 240676 1690825 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Eskens, Allen. The Life We Bury [Bridges eBook]. Prometheus Books, 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2177kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. psychological thriller. dysfunctional family. College Students. vietnam veteran. murder mystery. crime fiction. award-winning. Coming of age. coming-of-age. Bestselling. bestseller. book group. book club. alcoholic. Minnesota. cold case. brothers. Thriller. bookclub. Vietnam. winter . Fiction. mystery. murder . autism. crime. vet. HTML:College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same.<br /> <br /> Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.<br /> <br /> As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory.<br /> <br /> Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it's too late to escape the fallout?<br /> <br /> <i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>. HTML:<p>Starred review from September 15, 2014<br /> 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. 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—to write a person's biography. 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. Recently paroled after serving 30 years of a life sentence because he's dying of pancreatic cancer, Carl agrees to tell Joe his story. Prodded by Lila Nash, his attractive college student neighbor, Joe immerses himself in the crime and Carl's trial. 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. More complications ensue, until the novel's satisfying resolution. Agent: Amy Cloughley, Kimberley Cameron Agency.</p>. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:"Set against the backdrop of a brutal Minnesota winter, <i>The Life We Bury</i> is much more than a satisfying, suspenseful novel.... This story kept me turning the pages, and it touched my heart. The characters are as real as my next-door neighbors, the story compelling, and the writing superb.". HTML:<i>SUSPENSE MAGAZINE</i>. "Eskens' debut is a solid and thoughtful tale of a young man used to taking on burdens beyond his years--none more dangerous than championing a bitter old man convicted of a horrific crime.". HTML:<i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i>. "An intelligent and compelling story with characters that will capture you from the start.... This debut novel never lets the reader off the edge of the seat--the mark of a great story.". HTML:<i>THE BIG THRILL</i>. "Eskens delivers interesting puzzles, clever problem-solving, and plenty of stay-up-all-night-reading suspense.". HTML:<i>REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE</i>. "Eskens's first-person narration grabs the reader and never relinquishes its hold.". HTML:<i>LIBRARY JOURNAL</i> EDITOR'S FALL PICK. "A mesmerizing debut, unfolding decades of secrets in a rewarding tale of redemption.". JULIE KRAMER, Minnesota Book Award winner. "Thriller fans should keep their eyes on Eskens; he's a comer.". HTML:<i>BOOKLIST</i>. "[A] masterful debut....". HTML:<i>PW</i> STARRED REVIEW. 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