Fortunate Son

<p>A powerful evocative novel that transports the reader to a tense period in America <em>Fortunate Son</em> is set on a southern college campus during the spring of 1970. Reed Lawson an ROTC cadet struggles with the absence of his father a Navy pilot who has been Missing in Action in Vietnam for three years. While volunteering at a drug crisis center Reed sets out to win the heart of a feminist co-worker who is grappling with a painful past and to rescue a troubled teenage girl from self-destruction. In the process he is drawn into a turbulent web of human connections and must confront the tragic consequences of trauma.</p><p> </p><p>Excerpts from initial reviews: Takes the reader to the heart of issues of youth identity and responsibility. Change the name of the war and find the characters among us today. A story so captivating that you can't put it down!</p><p><br></p>