The novel Cherry tells the story of a man who loses the love of his life Emily and subsequently joins the army. As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for what he witnesses and experiences. When he returns home, he struggles with profound PTSD. As the opioid epidemic spreads, both he and Emily become addicted and their financial problems mount. In a last resort, the man turns to robbing banks to support their addiction. The novel provides an unflinching portrayal of love, war, addiction and the dark side of America.
3. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
8. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
13. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
18. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
23. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
28. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
33. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
38. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
43. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
48. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
53. Jesus' Son meets Reservoir Dogs in a breakneck-paced debut novel about love,
war, bank robberies, and heroin.From its very first pages, Nico Walker's
poignant, unflinching fiction debut hooks you in with its vivid portrayal of two
people adrift in the world but anchored to each other. The woman who captures
our narrator's heart is the unforgettable Emily. But when he loses her, he
makes an indelible statement of his own: he joins the Army.The outcome will not
be good for either of them.As a medic in Iraq, he is unprepared for the realities
that await him. His fellow soldiers huff computer duster, abuse painkillers, and
watch porn. Many of them die. When he comes home, his PTSD is profound. As
the opioid crisis sweeps through the Midwest, it drags both him and Emily along
with it. As their addiction worsens, and with their money drying up, he stumbles
on what seems like the only possible solution -- robbing banks.Written by a
singularly talented, wildly imaginative novelist whose powerful proses draws
strength from the most unlikely origins, Cherry is a bracingly funny and
unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.