Canada

In the summer of 1960, fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons' idyllic small-town life in Montana is irrevocably shattered when his seemingly ordinary parents, driven by a desperate impulse, commit a bank robbery. This single, devastating act plunges Dell into a world of chaos, crime, and sudden, inexplicable abandonment. While his parents face the consequences, Dell is spirited away to Canada, fleeing the authorities and the wreckage of his former life. On the desolate prairies of Saskatchewan, he falls under the sway of the enigmatic and dangerous Arthur Remlinger, a man with a shadowed past and a penchant for violence. As Dell navigates this harsh new landscape, stripped of his innocence and forced to confront the darkest aspects of human nature, he embarks on a profound and terrifying journey of self-discovery, grappling with the legacy of his parents' actions and forging his own identity in a world where secrets are currency and survival is paramount. This is a masterful exploration of how a single event can forever redefine a life.