EAN: 9780399576485

SETTING FREE THE KITES - ALEX GEORGE KARTONIERT...

From the author of the lyrical and compelling (USA Today) novel A Good American comes a
powerful story of two friends and the unintended consequences of friendship  loss  and hope.
For Robert Carter  life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976 
on his first day of eighth grade  he meets Nathan Tilly  who changes everything. Nathan is
confident  fearless  impetuous and fascinated by kites and flying. Robert and Nathan s budding
friendship is forged in the crucible of two family tragedies  and as the boys struggle to come
to terms with loss  they take summer jobs at the local rundown amusement park. It s there that
Nathan s boundless capacity for optimism threatens to overwhelm them both  and where they learn
some harsh truths about family  desire  and revenge. Unforgettable and heart-breaking  Setting
Free the Kites is a poignant and moving exploration of the pain  joy  and glories of young
friendship.

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