Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
7.7
Points
33.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
184994
Points per Word
0.000178
Description
In this tribute to his son, Damon, who died on the morning of April Fool's Day, Bryce Courtenay lays bare the suffering behind the young man's life. It is a story of lifelong struggle, love, the compassion of family and a fight for integrity.