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€œA miracle of literary serendipity, a triumph.€ €"The Washington Post
A young medic returns from deployment in Iraq to two things: the woman he loves, and the opioid crisis sweeping across the Midwest. Soon deep in the thrall of heroin addiction, he arrives at what seems like the only logical solution: robbing banks. Written by a singularly talented, wildly imaginative debut novelist, Cherry is a bracingly funny and unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
€œThe first great novel of the opioid epidemic.€ €"Vulture
€œA buzzsaw of a novel. . . . Bracingly original.€Â €"The Wall Street Journal  €œCherry is a profane, raw, and harrowingly timely account of the effects of war and the perils of addiction.€ €"Entertainment Weekly
€œA raw coming-of-age story in reverse. . . . Cherry touches on some of the darkest chapters of recent American history.€ €"The New York Times  €œAptly compared to Jesus€ Son and Reservoir Dogs, [Cherry] is a devastating example of art imitating life.€ €"Esquire