A powerful, evocative novel that transports the reader to a tense period in America, Fortunate Son is set on a southern college campus during the spring of 1970. Reed Lawson, an ROTC cadet, struggles with the absence of his father, a Navy pilot who has been Missing in Action in Vietnam for three years. While volunteering at a drug crisis center, Reed sets out to win the heart of a feminist co-worker who is grappling with a painful past, and to rescue a troubled teenage girl from self-destruction. In the process, he is drawn into a turbulent web of human connections and must confront the tragic consequences of trauma.

Excerpts from initial reviews: "Takes the reader to the heart of issues of youth, identity, and responsibility." "Change the name of the war and find the characters among us today." "A story so captivating that you can't put it down!"