The long take, or a way to lose more slowly
by Robertson, Robin, 1955- (Author)
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Summary
Walker is a D-Day veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder; he can't return home to rural Nova Scotia, and looks instead to the city for freedom, anonymity and repair. As he finds his way from New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco, we witness a crucial period of fracture in American history,... Full description
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English
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First American edition.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Fiction.