A novel of life in a small town during the Vietnam War follows Ginger Piper, a seventeen-year-old boy, on a tortured journey through the cruelties of rural American life
Mama's Boy: a Novel
โ Scribed by United States. Air Force.;United States. Air Force;Demarinis, Rick
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Gus Reppo's parents have everything figured out for their son, right down to the county where they hope he'll practice dentistry. And when they follow him to the air force base where he enlists'who else will make sure he's served adequate meals''he realizes it's not going to be easy shaking off his kin, or their Mantovani obsession. After his mother introduces the possibility that his parents are not who they seem, Gus's life takes a turn for the weird, in this latest hilarious novel from American original DeMarinis.
โฆ Subjects
Young men -- Family relationships
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