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In the aftermath of a brutal fight between the privileged boys from St. Brendan's and a group of locals, a fight that leaves St. Brendan's student Colin Chase severely brain-damaged, Casey Fielder, a restaurant manager who had done nothing to stop or report the fight, finds himself ostracized for his failure to act. By the author of The Cuban Project. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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East Breed’s Pennsylvania, is the sort of blue-collar town that simmers with barely concealed prejudices. One Friday night, in the parking lot of a chain restaurant, a brutal fight breaks out between the privileged boys from St. Brendan's and a group of kids from the local high school. Casey Fielder, the restaurant's manager, watches the melee but does nothing to stop it. When the fight ends, Colin Chase, a handsome, cocky St. Brendan’s student, is severely brain-damaged. Haunting and heartbreaking, Aftermath portrays the lasting effects of that night: Casey loses his job and is determined to discover what led to the fight. Lea, Colin’s mother, hopes to reclaim her remote and defiant son. And both of them are drawn to a girl who seems to have played a larger role in Colin’s life than anyone knew.
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