In Country | Characters
In Country focuses on Samantha and her quest to discover herself and her relation to her deceased father. Sam graduates from high school in 1984 and spends the summer considering her possibilities — going off to college or marrying her boyfriend. Unable to fix positively on the course for her own future, she lives with her uncle, Emmett, who has suffered physically and mentally as a consequence of his combat experiences in Vietnam. Emmett has a continuing problem with acne and experiences headaches and stomach pains, all signs, Sam believes, of Agent Orange poisoning, and he...
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