Dr. Booth drives his son, Owen, to Fort Steele Academy, where he hopes his son will thrive in a structured, disciplined environment that mirrors BoothтАЩs own upbringing. But after he drops Owen off at his new school, heтАЩs filled with a deep sense of doubtтАФabout his decision to send his son away, about his childhoodтАФand finds himself lost in more ways than one.
Tobias Wolff is the author of several previous books and the editor of a growing list of anthologies. He has received numerous awards, among them the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the art of the short story. He lives in Northern California and teaches English and creative writing at Stanford University.
Anthony Heald, an Audie AwardтАУwinning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in televisionтАЩs Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.