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The harder they come

by T. Coraghessan Boyle

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Set in contemporary Northern California, The Harder They Come explores the volatile connections between three damaged people -- an aging ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran, his psychologically unstable son, and the son's paranoid, much older lover -- as they careen towards an explosive confrontation.

Mental illnessFictionVeteransFathers and sonsFamily lifeFiction, psychologicalFathers and sons, fictionCalifornia, fictionVeterans, fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)