Book description
Antietam (Andy) Brown - named for the great-great-grandfather who
died on that Civil War battleground - was ten years old when he killed
his abusive foster father. Now, after seven years in reform school, he
is free to make a new start. But he is immediately thrust into the
violent and debased life of his real father (known as Tietam) - an
oddly charismatic man who seems addicted to bodybuilding,
beer-swilling and 'bareback riding'.
Swimming through a morass of crudity and violence, Andy is stunned
to find himself pursued by the high school homecoming queen - a
born-again Christian. Obsessed with the idea of offering his
girlfriend a pure love and driven to find out whether he's descended
from a monster or a hero, Andy searches for the truth in the dangerous
currents of his father's past and present.
'Brilliant and disturbing - A novel of immense power and
subtlety" Guardian 20040719 Take JD Salinger, throw in a bit of
Dostoevsky, sprinkle with Bret Easton Ellis, and you're getting there
Guardian 20040719 Foley brilliantly charts the young Andy's emotional
deprivation and the adolescent Andy's romantic confusion Daily Mail
20040719 Raw, funny and moving stuff. Drop your preconceptions on entry
and enjoy a real book by a real writer Big Issue 20040719 You'll be
gripped by this great read Daily Mirror 20040719 Mick Foley is the
author of
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatlocks
and
Foley is Good: And the Real World is Faker than Wrestling
, both
New York Times
number one bestsellers, as well as two children's books. During the
course of his sixteen-year wrestling career he was World Wrestling
Federation Champion three times. He lives on Long Island with his wife
and four children.
