Triplines

Lenny Chang, the young protagonist of this autobiographical novel, is transplanted from New York City to a suburb on Long Island, and navigates his fractured family in this new, hostile environment. His alcoholic father, a Navy veteran struggling with his unhappy life, dominates and terrorizes his m...

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Main Author: Chang, Leonard
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Black Heron Press, 2014.
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