There's a new kind of hero in town--Brad, multifaceted, talented, flawed, lonely and powerful. Brad, the family man who sits for hours with his comatose sister in a San Francisco hospital. Brad, damaged and abandoned by his mother, ignored by his father. Brad, still waiting for the best seller his agent believes he deserves. Brad, the man who drives away his disappointment, pain and horror with the cocaine he desires so much. Brad, the prisoner of Myanmar. Welcome to Brad's world. In Boyd Lemon's epic, contemporary new novel we see a different side of Lemon, a side that we have waited so long to see. Where will Boyd take Brad?