Los Angeles, 1958. Elvis is in the army. Eisenhower's in the White House. And eight-year-old Wade Parker heads out for Billy Goat Hill to run the Crippler in the dark---just like Gooey Dared him to. But Wade and his kid brother, Luke, run into Scar, the most fearsome character they've ever had the misfortune to meet at four in the morning. They won't realize it for years to come, but knowing him will change their lives forever.
Wade's family is already disintegrating over the loss of a child. If there's no place like home, what happens when home is falling apart? Wade begins a decades-long journey, searching for answers. But when your life has been shaped by loss, murder, alcoholism, and betrayal, how do you find forgiveness?
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