Running as Fast as I Can

For Fans of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING A LITTLE LIFE and FORREST GUMP \"... often profound historical novel. Our verdict: GET IT!\" - KIRKUS REVIEWS Growing up in the mill slums of Pittsburgh Daniel Robinson was a punching bag for his drunken father ignored by his mentally ill mother and trapped in the grip of poverty. He’s finally freed from the torture of that home only to crash land in another hell when he’s abused by the pastor who takes him in. Daniel escapes once again spending the next decade wandering homeless throughout the country during the turbulent 1960s. On his journey he gets caught up in the hippie drug invasion in San Francisco racial violence in Cleveland and Detroit and especially a deadly anti-war protest at Kent State. Daniel finally finds love with someone who was running from her own demons. Together they get a second chance at happiness and the family they both want. Because of his experience on the str