Don't Skip Out on Me

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Don't Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin, Harper Perennial
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Willy Vlautin ISBN: 9780062684486
Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication: February 13, 2018
Imprint: Harper Perennial Language: English
Author: Willy Vlautin
ISBN: 9780062684486
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication: February 13, 2018
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Language: English

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD

From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes on a quest to become a champion boxer to prove his worth.

Horace Hopper is a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hand who wants to be somebody. He’s spent most of his life on the ranch of his kindly guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Reese, herding sheep alone in the mountains. But while the Reeses treat him like a son, Horace can’t shake the shame he feels from being abandoned by his parents. He decides to leave the only loving home he’s known to prove his worth by training to become a boxer.

Mr. Reese is holding on to a way of life that is no longer sustainable. He’s a seventy-two-year-old rancher with a bad back. He’s not sure how he’ll keep things going without Horace but he knows the boy must find his own way.

Coming down from the mountains of Nevada to the unforgiving desert heat of Tucson, Horace finds a trainer and begins to get fights. His journey to become a champion brings him to boxing rings of Mexico and finally, to the seedy streets of Las Vegas, where Horace learns he can’t change who he is or outrun his destiny.

Willy Vlautin writes from America’s soul, chronicling the lives of those who are downtrodden and forgotten with profound tenderness. Don’t Skip Out on Me is a beautiful, wrenching story about one man’s search for identity and belonging that will make you consider those around you differently.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD

From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes on a quest to become a champion boxer to prove his worth.

Horace Hopper is a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hand who wants to be somebody. He’s spent most of his life on the ranch of his kindly guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Reese, herding sheep alone in the mountains. But while the Reeses treat him like a son, Horace can’t shake the shame he feels from being abandoned by his parents. He decides to leave the only loving home he’s known to prove his worth by training to become a boxer.

Mr. Reese is holding on to a way of life that is no longer sustainable. He’s a seventy-two-year-old rancher with a bad back. He’s not sure how he’ll keep things going without Horace but he knows the boy must find his own way.

Coming down from the mountains of Nevada to the unforgiving desert heat of Tucson, Horace finds a trainer and begins to get fights. His journey to become a champion brings him to boxing rings of Mexico and finally, to the seedy streets of Las Vegas, where Horace learns he can’t change who he is or outrun his destiny.

Willy Vlautin writes from America’s soul, chronicling the lives of those who are downtrodden and forgotten with profound tenderness. Don’t Skip Out on Me is a beautiful, wrenching story about one man’s search for identity and belonging that will make you consider those around you differently.

More books from Harper Perennial

Cover of the book In Another Time by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book City of Nets by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Skinny by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book The Reconstructionist by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Once an Eagle by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Culture by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book The Pious Ones by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Tumbling by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book The Myth of Moral Justice by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Encountering America by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book The Genius and the Goddess by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Affliction by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Trespass by Willy Vlautin
Cover of the book Moondust by Willy Vlautin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy