Publisher's Synopsis
When Jack Snyder was forced at age ten to deal with the tragic and explosive death of his moonshine-making grandaddy, he didn't. Instead, he became a self-made pariah, keeping only his monstrous temper for company. Jack lashes out at everyone but his high school English teacher, his mama, and Kelly Green. Through a combination of academic success and the support of these three women, Jack pushes aside his emotional volatility and finds a way to escape: college. Then his daddy gets sick, and Jack is forced to surrender his dreams and rely on the only other person in town with a reputation as bad as his: his grandaddy's common-law wife. With the town rejecting him, he's left with one choice: confront his hatred of home or spend the rest of his sorry life alone.
