Peter Nathaniel Malae

Three lives in ruin intersect in the small Oregon town of Amity: Pika, a half-Samoan ex-con from California; Michael, a five-tour Iraq War Marine; and Sissy, a recent Catholic convert, must determine once and for all what love is. These three lives cannot escape the desperation of the past, combusting amidst poverty and drug use, post-traumatic stress disorder and recidivism.