Dirty Work (Paperback)


"Dirty Work" is the story of two men, strangers--one white, the other black. Both were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Now, twenty-two years later, the two men lie in adjacent beds in a VA hospital.Over the course of a day and a night, Walter James and Braiden Chaney talk of memories, of passions, of fate.
With great vision, humor, and courage, Brown writes mostly about love in a story about the waste of war.

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"Dirty Work" is the story of two men, strangers--one white, the other black. Both were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Now, twenty-two years later, the two men lie in adjacent beds in a VA hospital.Over the course of a day and a night, Walter James and Braiden Chaney talk of memories, of passions, of fate.
With great vision, humor, and courage, Brown writes mostly about love in a story about the waste of war.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Algonquin Books

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 2006

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

March 2006

Authors

Dimensions

208 x 142 x 18mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

246

ISBN-13

978-1-56512-563-6

Barcode

9781565125636

Categories

LSN

1-56512-563-0



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