From the abuse that he suffered in the hands of his father to the abuse that he faces in prison, his story will touch even the most hardened of hearts. He is a mess from all that has happened to him in his life. What sets this story apart from others is the hero Johnny. The story begins as Johnny is released from prison and returns home after being offered a job by Rachel in her father's hardware store. Johnny was convicted of killing a classmate and sentenced to do time in prison. Rachel was Johnny's teacher, 5 years older, and was one of the only people that ever believed in and cared about Johnny. Raised by an abusive alcoholic father, Johnny and all his siblings were labeled as "no good" trash and were alienated by most of the affluent townspeople. I LOVE a tortured hero.and they don't get much more tortured than Johnny.
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