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A gorgeous unflinching love letter to Flint Michigan and the resilience of its people Kelsey Ronans Chevy in the Hole follows multiple generations of two families making their homes there with a stunning contemporary love story at its center
In the opening pages of Chevy in the Hole August Gus Molloy has just overdosed in a bathroom stall of the Detroit farmtotable restaurant where he works Shortly after he packs it in and returns home to his family in Flint This latest slip and recommitment to sobriety doesnt feel too terribly different from the others until Gus meets Monae an urban farmer trying to coax a tenuous rebirth from the citys damaged land Through her eyes he sees what might be possible in a city everyone else seems to have forgotten or worse given up on But as they begin dreaming up an oasis together even the most essential resources cant be counted on
Woven throughout their story are the stories of their familiesGuss white and Monaes Blackmembers of which have had their own triumphs and devastating setbacks trying to survive and thrive in Flint A novel about the things that change over time and the things that dont Chevy in the Hole reminds us again and again what people need from one another and from the city they call home
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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