Fortunate Son

A powerful, evocative novel that transports the reader to a tense period in America, Fortunate Son is set on a southern college campus during the spring of 1970. Reed Lawson, an ROTC cadet, struggles with the absence of his father, a Navy pilot who has been Missing in Action in Vietnam for three years. While volunteering at a drug crisis center, Reed sets out to win the heart of a feminist co-worker who is grappling with a painful past, and to rescue a troubled teenage girl from self-destruction. In the process, he is drawn into a turbulent web of human connections and must confront the tragic consequences of trauma. Excerpts from initial reviews: "e;Takes the reader to the heart of issues of youth, identity, and responsibility."e; "e;Change the name of the war and find the characters among us today."e; "e;A story so captivating that you can't put it down!"e;