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In England in 1922, after the death of his mother, teen plumber and part-time boxer Albert "Shoe" Horn must deal with his abusive, alchoholic father and care for a younger brother with special needs.
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"Ron McLarty, who has proven himself a terrific storyteller in such books as The Memory of Running and Traveler, has outdone himself with The Dropper, a story where beauty and brutality mingle in a yarn I just couldn't put down. This book is filled with rich pleasures and textures — it reminded me of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. As in his previous novels, The Dropper avoids sentimentality, but not sentiment; Shoe and his brother Bobby live and breathe. I highly recommend it." — Stephen King
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