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The Ones You Do

by Daniel Woodrell · 1988

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Recently jilted by his young wife, Rene's father, John X. Shade, has come back to St. Bruno. Broke, boozed-out and too shaky to hold the pool cue that once made his fame and fortune, John X. seeks the sons he abandoned years ago for more than an ordinary reunion.

Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisLouisianaLouisianaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 212 pages

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