Trust. Deception. Violence. The year everything changed.

Fifteen-year-old Clark Calloway is caught between his educated father's classical ideals and his own restless need to break free from small-town suffocation. His lifeline is Tyro, a fat, funny boy who makes the mundane bearable — until the day Tyro cheats a young girl out of all her money. Clark watches it happen. He says nothing. When the girl's car breaks down and her father comes looking for answers, Tyro convinces Clark to run away, to steal his father's truck and hide in the woods like criminals. In a cabin miles from civilization, surrounded by the golden beauty of autumn, Clark finally sees the truth: his best friend is not who he pretends to be. As Tyro drinks himself into fury and the mask of friendship dissolves into naked violence, Clark faces the most terrifying moment of his young life. If he can't escape Tyro's rage tonight, will he ever make it home to face the consequences of what they've done?

One Year in Amherst is Larry Shannon's piercing coming-of-age literary fiction that examines the devastating cost of loyalty misplaced. If you appreciate complex characters, moral ambiguity, and stories that refuse easy answers, then you'll treasure Shannon's profound meditation on friendship and responsibility.

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