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A lightly fictionalized autobiography, Cherry documents an Iraq War vet's cycle of crime and addiction. This book doesn't shy away from the ugly fallout of that conflict, making it not only a difficult read but an important one: this is Walker's story, but it's not just Walker's story. Recommended By Lucinda G., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • VULTURE • VOGUE • LIT HUB
A young medic returns from deployment in Iraq to two things: the woman he loves, and the opioid crisis sweeping across the Midwest. Soon deep in the thrall of heroin addiction, he arrives at what seems like the only logical solution: robbing banks. Written by a singularly talented, wildly imaginative debut novelist, Cherry is a bracingly funny and unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
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"A raw coming-of-age story in reverse.... Cherry touches on some of the darkest chapters of recent American history." The New York Times
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"Cherry is a profane, raw, and harrowingly timely account of the effects of war and the perils of addiction." Entertainment Weekly
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"A buzzsaw of a novel.... Bracingly original." The Wall Street Journal
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"The first great novel of the opioid epidemic." Vulture
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"A miracle of literary serendipity, a triumph." The Washington Post
About the Author
Nico Walker is originally from Cleveland. Cherry is his debut novel.