![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Adele and Frank, long love-starved, become infatuated with each other, and Adele emerges from her depression. Indeed, Frank teaches Henry how to throw a baseball, change a flat tire and to bake. Despite his past, Frank makes the claim that the mother and son have "never been in better hands". This mysterious man, Frank, admits that he is a convicted murderer who has escaped prison. It is there that they meet an unkempt man who is bleeding from his forehead and agree to his request for a ride in their car. However, on the Thursday before the Labor Day weekend, Henry persuades his mother to go on a shopping trip. Adele's agoraphobia means that the family survives on unedifying tinned foods and frozen meals. Henry shares his life in New Hampshire with his depressed, and divorced mother, Adele. He expects it to be as lonely as the rest of the summer, only watching television, playing with his pet hamster and fantasizing about his female classmates. As Labor Day weekend approaches, 13-year-old Henry sees no reason why this weekend should be any different. Henry Wheeler, a man in his early 30s, recounts his thirteenth year. Labor Day is a coming-of-age novel published in 2009 by American author Joyce Maynard. ![]()
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