Thus begins Sam's quest to understand the past, his mother, his life. It takes him back in time to the small town in Iowa where his parents grew up. Meanwhile, he becomes embroiled in a plagiarism case at the university. He catches a privileged coed cheating to her dismay so she takes it to the Dean and wants to see Sam fired for accusing her of plagiarism . At the same time, his literary agent wants the advance Samuel received for his second book returned but decides Sam could keep it he writes a quick biography about his crazy mother. This is why he ends up in Iowa.
As you can see, lots of subplots are going on and I only mentioned a couple. This book has gotten rave reviews and I admit to liking it. Hill is a gifted writer and story teller but he could have used a black sharpie more often.
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