Fighting in the Shade

by Sterling Watson

Book Overview

"High school football mixes with Faust in this blitz of a novel from Watson . . . the novel avoids slipping into morality tale excess as it spins out a big Dennis Lehane-like story of society, opportunity, and consequences, revealing Watson as an accomplished storyteller." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Honor, loyalty, even life and death form the core of this wrenching story." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

In 1964, seventeen-year-old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0096EPUAG
• ISBN13: 9781936070985
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"