Book #56843

Downriver

Peter Collier

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: Second Printing
Publisher: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.
ISBN: 0030438268

Price: $50.00

A Second Printing in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket.

The story of an alcoholic father and his two sons as they navigate the challenges of life in post-industrial America.

Peter Collier's Downriver is the story of an alcoholic father and his two sons as they navigate the challenges of life in post-industrial America. The novel spans the years from the early 1990s to the present, as the father, Ray, struggles to stay sober and provide for his family. Ray's sons, Tim and Tom, must cope with the effects of their father's alcoholism on their own lives, as well as the family's declining economic status. Along the way, they learn about the importance of family, forgiveness, and hope.; 8vo; 325 pages.