Author: | J. Morris Lavallee | ISBN: | 9781496956972 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | December 16, 2014 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
Author: | J. Morris Lavallee |
ISBN: | 9781496956972 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
Publication: | December 16, 2014 |
Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
Language: | English |
When Vietnam veteran Peter Davies overstays his welcome with his suspicious behavior at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, hes thrown into the back of a police car. After a violent outburst, hes heavily drugged and admitted to the VA Hospital. When he awakes three days later, Davies has no idea where he is or what hes done. Faced with a choice between jail time for the damage he caused to police vehicles or to remain at the VA for further observation, Davies opts for a longer hospital stay. Psychiatrist Prescott Brown vows to work with Davies to discover the root of his problems. But Davieswhos been sober for twelve yearsfeels like a white trash drunk baring his soul to a guy in fifteen hundred dollar loafers. Davies is sure of one thing: Hes not about to share the secret of what happened years ago. As Davies recounts his life story to Prescott, the doctors life is changed by the journey as the two men travel through chaos into clarity.
When Vietnam veteran Peter Davies overstays his welcome with his suspicious behavior at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, hes thrown into the back of a police car. After a violent outburst, hes heavily drugged and admitted to the VA Hospital. When he awakes three days later, Davies has no idea where he is or what hes done. Faced with a choice between jail time for the damage he caused to police vehicles or to remain at the VA for further observation, Davies opts for a longer hospital stay. Psychiatrist Prescott Brown vows to work with Davies to discover the root of his problems. But Davieswhos been sober for twelve yearsfeels like a white trash drunk baring his soul to a guy in fifteen hundred dollar loafers. Davies is sure of one thing: Hes not about to share the secret of what happened years ago. As Davies recounts his life story to Prescott, the doctors life is changed by the journey as the two men travel through chaos into clarity.