The Brightest Place in the World A Novel【電子書籍】[ David Philip Mullins ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Winner of the 2021 Nebraska Book Award for Fiction!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inspired by true events, ＜em＞The Brightest Place in the World＜/em＞ traces the lives of four characters haunted by an industrial disaster. On an ordinary sunny morning in 2012, a series of explosions level a chemical plant on the outskirts of Las Vegas. The shock waves are felt as far away as Fremont Street. Homes and businesses suffer broken windows and caved-in roofs. Hundreds are injured, and eight employees of the plant are unaccounted for, presumed dead.＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of the missing is maintenance technician Andrew Huntley, a husband and father who is an orbital force in the novel as those who loved him grapple with his loss. Andrew’s best friend, Russell Martinーan anxiety-plagued bartender who calms his nerves with a steady inflow of weedーmisses him more than he might a brother. Meanwhile Emma, Russell’s wifeーa blackjack dealer at a downtown casinoーtries to keep her years-long affair with Andrew hidden. Si．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る