As Joe writes about Carl’s life, especially Carl’s valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict.
With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran–and a convicted murderer. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe’s life is ever the same. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject.
His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens– 303 pages Book Blurb:Ĭollege student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class.
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