The World Played Chess
Seattle, Washington : Lake Union Publishing, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 369 pages ; 22 cm
"In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer--Vincent's last taste of innocence and first taste of real life--dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one's own destiny"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Life -- Fiction.
High school graduates -- Fiction.
Veterans -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Life -- Fiction.
High school graduates -- Fiction.
Veterans -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781542029377
Includes discussion questions.