This Boy's Life
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end
up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into
trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon
find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in
an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means
possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
