Half a Life |
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Author:
| Strauss, Darin |
ISBN: | 978-1-934781-70-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
Publisher: | McSweeney's Publishing
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Half my life ago, I killed a girl.” So begins Darin Strauss’
Half a Life, the true story of how one outing in his father’s Oldsmobile resulted in the death of a classmate and the beginning of a different, darker life for the author. We follow Strauss as he explores his startling pastcollision, funeral, the queasy drama of a high-stakes court caseand what starts as a personal tale of a tragic event opens into the story of how to live with a...
More DescriptionHalf my life ago, I killed a girl.”
So begins Darin Strauss’ Half a Life, the true story of how one outing in his father’s Oldsmobile resulted in the death of a classmate and the beginning of a different, darker life for the author. We follow Strauss as he explores his startling pastcollision, funeral, the queasy drama of a high-stakes court caseand what starts as a personal tale of a tragic event opens into the story of how to live with a very hard fact: we can try our human best in the crucial moment, and it might not be good enough. Half a Life is a nakedly honest, ultimately hopeful examination of guilt, responsibility, and living with the past.