The Nuclear Age Author:Tim O'Brien The Nuclear Age is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all -- a little thing called The Bomb.��The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on.��Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort ... more »to "bury" all thoughts of the apocalypse.��Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him;��his daughter has taken to calling him "nutto"; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil.��Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date.��At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, The Nuclear Age is also utterly unforgettable.« less