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"A tense and compelling drama of the wars without and the wars within--and of the flame of violence that burns through the American psyche." --T.C. Boyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Women"Stunning . . . [Parker is] a brave and daring writer." --Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy"A great American family novel. . . . Parker is playing in the same league as John Steinbeck." --Stephen Harrigan, author of The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben ClaytonPatrick Norris has seen the worst that Afghanistan has to offer-excruciating heat, bitter cold, and death waiting behind every rock as comrades are blown to pieces by bombs and snipers. He returns home exhilarated by his new freedom and eager to realize his dream of a sport fishing business.