false <![CDATA[Bluesman]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172170035m/145116.jpg 145116 4 With <b>House of Sand and Fog</b>, his National Book Award-nominated novel, Andre Dubus III demonstrated his mastery of the complexities of character and desire. In this earlier novel he captures a roiling time in American history and the coming-of-age of a boy who must decide between desire, ambition, and duty.<br><br>In the summer of 1967, Leo Suther has one more year of high school to finish and a lot more to learn. He's in love with the beautiful Allie Donovan who introduces him to her father, Chick &#8212; a construction foreman and avowed Communist. Soon Leo finds himself in the midst of a consuming love affair and an intense testing of his political values. Chick's passionate views challenge Leo's perspective on the escalating Vietnam conflict and on just where he stands in relation to the new people in his life. Throughout his &#8212; and the nation's &#8212; unforgettable "summer of love," Leo is learning the language of the blues, which seem to speak to the mourning he feels for his dead mother, his occasionally distant father, and the youth which is fast giving way to manhood. 140021 1993 Bluesman total:57|5:15|4:17|3:18|2:6|1:1| 57 210 107 7 5 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri May 22 00:22:29 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 00:31:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Oct 28 18:01:31 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 18:02:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Apr 27 15:51:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:15:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 21 18:57:09 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 18:58:37 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 10:58:48 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 21 09:01:10 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:58:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 25 20:38:37 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 20:40:21 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Oct 18 06:25:19 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 06:25:29 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Nov 27 12:37:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 12:37:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 11:15:53 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:15:53 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Oct 30 21:11:37 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 21:11:37 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 19 17:45:46 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 17:45:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 23:08:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 23:08:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 19:59:43 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:59:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 14:25:27 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:28:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:28:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 20:40:11 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 20:40:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 16:28:18 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:36:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:01:37 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 20:02:19 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 01:44:01 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 00:17:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 01:44:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 06:26:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 16:23:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 27 09:25:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:25:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=145116