Gone Boy: A Walkabout - Couverture souple

Gibson, Gregory

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0385720041 ISBN 13 : 9780385720045

Editeur : Anchor Books, 2000

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With a New Afterword

When Greg Gibson's oldest son, Galen--eighteen, bright, unique, full of promise--was shot and killed by a fellow student at his school, Gibson found himself undertaking an unusual, highly personal investigation to discover the truth about his son's murder. He felt he owed it to his son, and he knew the process would help save his own sanity.

Gibson's journey begins with a visit to the man who sold the killer the gun and builds to an astonishing interview with the killer's parents--hardworking Taiwanese immigrants as anguished as the Gibsons about their own "gone boy." Along the way, he meets investigators, lawyers, psychiatrists, conspiracy theorists, bureaucrats, and more than a few lost souls.

An important exploration of gun violence in America, this unforgettable book shows a man talking his way out of grief with toughness, honesty, and a sense of humor as dry and bracing as a shot of good whisky. It also tells the unsentimental story of a family moving beyond rage to an understanding of the human heart.

Revue de presse

"Poignant, insightful, and admirably honest. . . . An excellent book."          --The New York Times Book Review

"Powerful . . . must reading for everyone troubled by the epidemic of shootings." --Time

"Gone Boy is not merely a book; it's a journey you experience. You will never read a more honest book, and honestly, it changed me."  --Gavin de Becker, author of The Gift of Fear
  
"Sad, sometimes funny, beautifully written . . . and ultimately triumphant."
--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Anchor Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0385720041
• ISBN 13: 9780385720045
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 275