by Pete Dexter
It pleased her to see him this way, though, and she thought it was fortunate the letter had come when it did, before he died. Not so fortunate it had to be God's will—he was a kind man and had been living unloved a long time, as foreigners always lived—and things had to happen sometime.
May 3,1985
Earleville, Maryland
Also by Pete Dexter
'This masterful book is such a formidable achievement, it
creates its own frame of reference. Other writers must
now be measured against Pete Dexter."
—San Francisco Chronicle
TRAIN
Train is an eighteen-year-old black caddy at an exclusive L.A. country club. He is a golf prodigy, but it is 1953 and there is no such thing as a black golf prodigy. Nevertheless, Train draws the interest of Miller Packard, a gambler whose smiling, distracted air has earned him the nickname "the Mile Away Man." Packard's easy manner hides a proclivity for violence, and he remains an enigma to Train even months later when they are winning high-stakes matches against hustlers throughout the country. Packard is also drawn to Norah Still, a beautiful woman scarred by a hideous crime, a woman who finds Packard's tendency toward violence both alluring and frightening. In the ensuing triangular relationship kindness is never far from cruelty. National Book Award winner Pete Dexter has created a startling, irresistible book that crackles with suspense and the live-wire voices of its characters.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Reviews
Bibliography
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
PART FOUR
PART FIVE
Also By Pete Dexter
Table of Contents
Cover
Reviews
Bibliography
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
PART FOUR
PART FIVE
Also By Pete Dexter