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Meet Howard Kapostash, a mute army vet who cuts the grass at a convent. He carries a torch for his high school sweetheart, and when she checks herself into rehab he inherits her rambunctious nine-year old son, Ryan. While Howards war injuries have left him unable to speak, hes a totally engaging narrator. His thoughts illuminate his past, his present and the future that could possibly still be. As he cares for Ryan, Howard gets a glimpse of life outside his shellwith all its exuberant joys and crushing sorrows.
An ambitious & largely successful first novel. You really get behind this protoganist, even though he (like this book), is not without his flaws. Also, best written 9 year old I've encountered. Highly recommended.
Meet Howard Kapostash, a mute army vet who cuts the grass at a convent. He carries a torch for his high school sweetheart, and when she checks herself into rehab he inherits her rambunctious nine-year old son, Ryan. While Howards war injuries have left him unable to speak, hes a totally engaging narrator. His thoughts illuminate his past, his present and the future that could possibly still be. As he cares for Ryan, Howard gets a glimpse of life outside his shellwith all its exuberant joys and crushing sorrows.
An ambitious & largely successful first novel. You really get behind this protoganist, even though he (like this book), is not without his flaws. Also, best written 9 year old I've encountered. Highly recommended.
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