Publisher's Synopsis
Gus Gross, age 23, huge and mean-looking because of childhood facial scars, returns to Canada after five grueling years fighting in Afghanistan only to discover that his alcoholic mother has squandered his life savings during his absence. Hurt and confused, Gus decides to hitchhike through the USA and Canada to postpone having to decide what to do with his life. Gus encounters just as much deadly violence in North America as he did in Afghanistan, and his attempts at new careers turn into violent failures. Can a young man forced to kill strangers in combat cope with the guilt and nightmares that war spawns? Or will Gus discover a way to escape from everything?ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a Canadian lawyer from who ran his own law practice from 1973 until he retired in 2009 at age 62. He graduated in 1968 from University of Waterloo, majoring in philosophy, and in 1971 with his law degree from University of Western Ontario Law School. Having now published more than sixty novels, the author lives in Belleville, Ontario with his lovely British wife, Jane. For a complete list of the author's published works, and details about each novel, see his Amazon author page.
