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But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl’s conviction.

Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. 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.Īs 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. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe’s life is ever the same.Ĭarl is a dying Vietnam veteran–and a convicted murderer. 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. How would I live my life if that were the case?”–Allen Eskens, THE LIFE WE BURY #life #bookstagram #bookclub #booksĪ post shared by Pauline Hubert on at 6:43pm PSTĬollege student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. What if, in all the eons of eternity, this was the one and only time that I would be alive.

Day 19 of our #book #adventcalendar: #7 in our Top Book Club Picks of 2016 countdown: “What if I was wrong? What if there was no other side.

Novel the life we bury