Throw away the skins
by Jones, Scott Archer
Published by : Fomite (Burlington, VT) Physical details: 291 p ISBN:9781944388614. Year: 2018| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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In 2008, following a breast cancer diagnosis, Rebecca "Bec" Robertson undergoes a double mastectomy and begins aggressive chemotherapy. Her husband, William, is a chaplain in the U.S. Army serving in Afghanistan. Near the start of the novel, William boards a plane from Dallas to begin a journey back to Kabul, leaving his sick wife behind. As they part, there's the sense that an emotional chasm is opening between them. Ever since Bec became ill, William has taken to treating her with excessive caution, and she senses his relief as they bid farewell to each other. Bec, meanwhile, feels a growing sense of detachment from him and a nagging suspicion that her recovery may be "Easier alone." Furthermore, the couple is in dire financial straits; Bec chooses not to burden William with the knowledge that their money has "bled away" and that the bank is foreclosing on their house. Soon, she relocates to a cabin in New Mexico. There, she meets an oddball set of locals--the first of whom, Marcus, she finds sitting in her truck, expecting her to drive him somewhere. The narrative also looks back over Bec's grueling childhood, her courtship with William when they were both teenagers, and her stoic efforts to carve out a life for herself after cancer--part of which may involve a relationship with an unpredictable former Marine named Michael
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