Mother and kid depart the East Coast in 1957 in search of a fresh life and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a nice garage mechanic. They keep getting into trouble because they hang out with the wrong people. After marrying the mechanic, the mother and the boy's father soon discover that he is an abusive and unreasoning drunk, and they battle to keep optimism in an untenable circumstance. Inspired by Tobias Wolff's actual story.
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Mother and kid depart the East Coast in 1957 in search of a fresh life and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a nice garage mechanic. They keep getting into trouble because they hang out with the wrong people. After marrying the mechanic, the mother and the boy's father soon discover that he is an abusive and unreasoning drunk, and they battle to keep optimism in an untenable circumstance. Inspired by Tobias Wolff's actual story.
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