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Cherry

A novel

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National Bestseller

Now a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and directed by the Russo Brothers. A
 young medic returns from deployment in Iraq to two things: the woman he loves, and the opioid crisis sweeping across the Midwest. 


In this “miracle of literary serendipity” (The Washington Post), after finding himself deep in the thrall of heroin addiction, the soldier arrives at what seems like the only logical solution: robbing banks. 
 
Written by a singularly talented, wildly imaginative debut novelist, Cherry is a bracingly funny and unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.

A PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • VULTURE • VOGUE • LIT HUB 


  • FINALIST | 2019
    PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Novel
© Courtesy of the Author
NICO WALKER is originally from Cleveland. He served as a medic on more than 250 missions in Iraq. Walker served an eleven-year sentence in prison for bank robbery. Cherry is his debut novel. View titles by Nico Walker

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National Bestseller

Now a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and directed by the Russo Brothers. A
 young medic returns from deployment in Iraq to two things: the woman he loves, and the opioid crisis sweeping across the Midwest. 


In this “miracle of literary serendipity” (The Washington Post), after finding himself deep in the thrall of heroin addiction, the soldier arrives at what seems like the only logical solution: robbing banks. 
 
Written by a singularly talented, wildly imaginative debut novelist, Cherry is a bracingly funny and unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.

A PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • VULTURE • VOGUE • LIT HUB 


Awards

  • FINALIST | 2019
    PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Novel

Author

© Courtesy of the Author
NICO WALKER is originally from Cleveland. He served as a medic on more than 250 missions in Iraq. Walker served an eleven-year sentence in prison for bank robbery. Cherry is his debut novel. View titles by Nico Walker