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"A novel"--Cover. |
| Summary |
In August 1942, Frankie Washburn revisits his Minnesota family before joining the war effort, saying good-bye to family, friends, and the Native American caretaker he held dear. Then a German POW escapes from a nearby camp. August 1942. Frankie Washburn returns to his family's Minnesota resort for one last visit before he joins the war as a bombardier, headed for the darkened skies over Europe. Awaiting him at the Pines are his hovering mother; the distant father to whom he's been a disappointment; the Indian caretaker who's been more of a father to him than his own; and Billy, the childhood friend who over the years has become something much more intimate. But before the homecoming can be celebrated, the search for a German soldier, escaped from the POW camp across the river, explodes in a shocking act of violence. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Fiction.
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Families -- Minnesota -- Fiction.
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Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781594633089
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