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troutman · 11-02-2015, 09:18 AM

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Ben Fountain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_..._Halftime_Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a novel written by Ben Fountain, which was published in early May 2012.[1][2] The novel received highly positive reviews from critics and won several year-end awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

http://www.amazon.ca/Billy-Lynns-Lon.../dp/0060885610

Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare with Iraqi insurgents has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Now they're on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part of the halftime show alongside Destiny's Child.

Among the Bravos is Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and Support Our Troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the Cowboys' owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again Cowboys cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision, and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years.

11-02-2015, 09:18 AM	#4
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Ben Fountain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_..._Halftime_Walk Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a novel written by Ben Fountain, which was published in early May 2012.[1][2] The novel received highly positive reviews from critics and won several year-end awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. http://www.amazon.ca/Billy-Lynns-Lon.../dp/0060885610 Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare with Iraqi insurgents has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Now they're on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part of the halftime show alongside Destiny's Child. Among the Bravos is Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and Support Our Troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the Cowboys' owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again Cowboys cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision, and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years.