Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's Story
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Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's Story

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Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's StoryAn Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews' Best Book of 2015 "A brave book with beautiful sentences on every page." New York Times "Piercing a tour de force." Los Angeles Times In 2000, while moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David Payne watched from his rearview mirror as his younger brother, George A., driving behind him in a two man convoy of rental trucks, lost control of his vehicle, fishtailed, flipped over in the road,

An Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews' Best Book of 2015

"A brave book with beautiful sentences on every page."--New York Times

"Piercing...a tour de force."--Los Angeles Times

In 2000, while moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David Payne watched from his rearview mirror as his younger brother, George A., driving behind him in a two-man convoy of rental trucks, lost control of his vehicle, fishtailed, flipped over in the road, and died instantly. Soon thereafter, David's life hit a downward spiral. His career came to a standstill, his marriage disintegrated, and his drinking went from a cocktail-hour indulgence to a full-blown addiction. He found himself haunted not only by George A.'s death, but also by his brother's manic depression, a hereditary illness that overlaid a dark family history whose roots now gripped David.

Barefoot to Avalon is Payne's earnest and unflinching account of George A. and their boyhood footrace that lasted long into their adulthood, defining their relationship and their lives. As universal as it is intimate, this is an exceptional memoir of brotherhood, of sibling rivalries and sibling love, and of the torments a family can hold silent and carry across generations.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 08/09/2016
ISBN: 9780802125170
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d
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