Sons from Afar - Tillerman Cycle, Bk 6 Author:Cynthia Voigt James and Sammy Tillerman -- two brothers who couldn't be further apart -- who could drive each other crazy. Neither has much patience with the other, especially Sammy for James. They would be unlikely partners in any venture, much less a search for Francis Verricker, the father who walked out on them, their mother, and their sisters many ye... more »ars ago. In fact, Sammy is indifferent to the whole idea. Why bother to unearth the truth about a man who showed so little regard for them?
If James is not always understanding of Sammy, he has even less tolerance for himself and he would like to know why. If he knew about his father, maybe he would understand what characteristics he's inherited. If he has to live his life as a dork, maybe he can at least recognize the cause. And Sammy (who tolerates himself quite well) finds soon enough, when James' spirit flags, that he is not at all willing to ignore the challenge, once the quest has begun.
Leading each other on, goading, cajoling when necessary, seldom letting down the tensions between them, the brothers seek the man within the shadowy image of Francis Verricker -- the charmer, the rogue, the kids too smart for a misunderstanding world. James and Sammy's search takes them, finally, to a seedy waterfront Baltimore bar where violence erupts. And after it does, the brothers find something different from what they sought, something real and enduring. « less