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Tom recounts the events in a year during which methamphetamine addiction ravishes his small Pennsylvania town, located near the site of the 9/11 crash and a coal mining disaster. Tom and his friends struggle with trying to figure out how to help those around them deal with addiction and loss. Layered main characters make for an engaging story.