Fire Exit is a story of secrets, complications, family history, and mental illness. Taking place in Maine near the Penobscot Reservation, Charlie, who is Non-Native, is raised in his youth on the reservation by his Native American step-father and White mother. This circumstance shapes his life. With beautiful writing, debut novelist Morgan Talty draws us into Charlie's sadly lonely life. From Louise, his mother with dementia, to Bobby, his alcoholic buddy, and the friends of his youth, the character are all heartfelt and heartbreaking. Charlie's main dilemma, his relationship with his daughter, propels the story. A moving tale that carried me along.
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