Chapter 1 |
Pretending he was a soldier in Korea, Adam left the foxhole to face his enemy. |
Chapter 2 |
"He fell through that hole in the hayloft," insisted Kevin, glaring at his cousin. |
Chapter 3 |
Adam would be the Lone Ranger, wearing a mask to conceal his secret. |
Chapter 4 |
"Grandma! You've got to come quickly! Daisy's having her calf, right now!" |
Chapter 5 |
"That poor woman can't afford to buy new shoes, so she wears his army boots." |
Chapter 6 |
"Why you lookin' at me like that?" blurted the veteran, his breath reeking from alcohol. |
Chapter 7 |
His father's coat didn't feel right on him. Maybe he'd try on his mother's clothes. |
Chapter 8 |
"If Dad's not at work, then where is he?" asked Karl, puzzled by the disappearance of his father. |
Chapter 9 |
"We're here because of that knife. We've come to get it back," said Uncle Pete. |
Chapter 10 |
"Hello Ellie. How are ya doing?" asked Giovanni, nervously lighting a Lucky Strike. |
Chapter 11 |
"I didn't do it, Dad! Adam lied to get me into trouble," screamed the fourteen-year-old. |
Chapter 12 |
"I'll come straight home from work. I won't stop at the bar," promised Giovanni. |
Chapter 13 |
He removed his belt and whipped the boy until he was black and blue. |
Chapter 14 |
"How can love be wrong?" he asked, holding her firmly against him. |
Chapter 15 |
He was convinced that a priest was a mediator between man and God .. |
Chapter 16 |
"I saw too much violence during the war. I killed too many people." |
Chapter 17 |
"I'm no alcoholic. I can quit anytime." . He fought another overwhelming craving to drink. |
Chapter 18 |
"That basement's spooky", said Adam, staring at his fingers scarred from the stitches. |
Chapter 19 |
Giovanni hadn't seen Clara's mother since she came back from Poland. |
Chapter 20 |
"I'll take you to the hospital," said Giovanni, lifting her into his arms. |
Chapter 21 |
"You know I don't belong here. I shouldn't have become a priest." |
Chapter 22 |
Thank God she told her husband that she was pregnant. |
Chapter 23 |
"You can't leave me out there on that farm!" exclaimed Gertrude. "I'll die in that wasteland!" |
Chapter 24 |
"Not another tornado warning. Last time it was a false alarm." |
Chapter 25 |
"I hope the cows are all right. I didn't see them in the pasture." |
Chapter 26 |
"You've got to quit drinking and spend more time with your family." |
Chapter 27 |
Giovanni stumbled again in the gravel, groping towards her like a monster . |
Chapter 28 |
"Do you want me to drive, Mom?" asked Karl, concerned about her bleeding cheek. |
Chapter 29 |
"Father Furstenberg agreed to stop at the flat to play canasta with him so he won't be so lonely ." |
Chapter 30 |
"I'd better go say goodbye to Kevin, before it gets too late," announced the priest. |
Chapter 31 |
"It smells bad in my house today," said the old woman as she and Pete . |
