Dust to Dust: A Memoir

Dust to Dust: A Memoir

<p>“A wonderful book, original in concept and stunningly written.”<br />—Ward Just</p><p>“Elegiac, funny, wistful, deep, and wonderfully human, <em>Dust to Dust</em> moved me to laughter and tears, sometimes simultaneously.”<br />—Karl Marlantes, bestselling author of <em>Matterhorn</em> and <em>What It Is Like to Go to War</em></p><p>Tim O’Brien meets Annie Dillard in this remarkable memoir by debut author Benjamin Busch. Much more than a war memoir, <em>Dust to Dust</em> brilliantly explores the passage through a lifetime—a moving meditation on life and death, the adventures of childhood and revelations of adulthood. Seemingly ordinary things take on a breathtaking radiance when examined by this decorated Marine officer—veteran of two combat tours in Iraq—actor on the hit HBO series <em>The Wire</em>, and son of acclaimed novelist Frederick Busch. Above all, Benjamin Busch is a truly extraordinary new literary talent as evidenced by his exemplary debut, <em>Dust to Dust</em>—an original, emotionally powerful, and surprisingly refreshing take on an American soldier’s story.<br /></p>