The Broken Places
By Susan Perabo
(Simon & Schuster, Paperback, 9780743223157, 256pp.)
Publication Date: November 26, 2002
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Hardcover (July 31, 2001)
Categories: Literary
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When an abandoned farmhouse collapses in Casey, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Paul Tucker's father, Sonny, and the other Casey firemen attempt a dangerous rescue to reach a teenager buried under the rubble. Sonny himself is trapped by a secondary collapse and Paul and his mother fear the worst, but Sonny -- a second-generation fireman beloved in town -- emerges hours later, carrying the maimed body of sixteen-year-old Ian Finch. The rescue of this swastika-tattooed hoodlum -- who may have brought the house down while building bombs -- becomes a validation of all things American and true, and Sonny is immediately hailed as a national hero. But Ian's continued presence in Sonny's life creates a new set of hurdles for young Paul -- and his mother and his hometown -- to overcome.
Susan Perabo teaches creative writing at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Her short story collection, Who I Was Supposed to Be, was named a Best Book of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis Post-DispatchPerabo delivers a panoramic emotional drama in this stunning first novel.
San Francisco ChronicleA riveting novel of emotional suspense.
The Washington PostA strong, self-assured writer, Perabo weaves in...lyrical passage[s] of great power.
The San Diego Union-TribuneSleek, swift, wise...[A] fine novel.
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