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I refuse

Per Petterson

2015282 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2015
first published
  • 2015Vintage Books · ENGISBN 9780099584551
  • 2015Graywolf Press · 282 pages · ENGISBN 9781555976996

"[A] tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim was by Tommy's side through it all. But one winter night, a chance event on a frozen lake forever changes the balance of their friendship. Now, Jim fishes alone on a bridge as Tommy drives by in a new Mercedes, and it's clear their fortunes have reversed. Over the course of the day, the lives of each man will be irrevocably altered"--

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