Prudence : a novel /
Treuer, David,
Prudence : a novel / David Treuer. - x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Subtitle from jacket.
August 1942. Frankie Washburn returns to his family's Minnesota resort for one last visit before he joins the war as a bombardier, headed for the darkened skies over Europe. Awaiting him at the Pines are his hovering mother; the distant father to whom he's been a disappointment; the Indian caretaker who's been more of a father to him than his own; and Billy, the childhood friend who over the years has become something much more intimate. But before the homecoming can be celebrated, the search for a German soldier, escaped from the POW camp across the river, explodes in a shocking act of violence. In August 1942, Frankie Washburn revisits his Minnesota family before joining the war effort, saying good-bye to family, friends, and the Native American caretaker he held dear. Then a German POW escapes from a nearby camp.
1594633088 9781594633089
2014028541
Families--Minnesota--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction.
Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Prudence : a novel / David Treuer. - x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Subtitle from jacket.
August 1942. Frankie Washburn returns to his family's Minnesota resort for one last visit before he joins the war as a bombardier, headed for the darkened skies over Europe. Awaiting him at the Pines are his hovering mother; the distant father to whom he's been a disappointment; the Indian caretaker who's been more of a father to him than his own; and Billy, the childhood friend who over the years has become something much more intimate. But before the homecoming can be celebrated, the search for a German soldier, escaped from the POW camp across the river, explodes in a shocking act of violence. In August 1942, Frankie Washburn revisits his Minnesota family before joining the war effort, saying good-bye to family, friends, and the Native American caretaker he held dear. Then a German POW escapes from a nearby camp.
1594633088 9781594633089
2014028541
Families--Minnesota--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Fiction.
Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Historical fiction.