Digging a Hole in the Sun Author:Edward Staples An insightful, coming-of-age drama about a young American sinner traveling through Europe. A story like Pop-Rocks with a champagne chaser. Digging a Hole in the Sun chases Jake Archer, American sinner, through the hash dens of Amsterdam, the street life of Paris, and the homesick walls of his English dormitory. He's the friend you'd be better o... more »ff without but can't stay away from. Jake's Europe is one where the drugs are cheap, the muggers stalk the well-lit places, and the legends live under bridges and eat out of the garbage. A story about the betrayals and redemption of friendship, what it means to be someone's hero, and how a broken heart finds love. Somewhere between Hemingway and Kerouac, Digging a Hole in the Sun cuts you with prose as sharp as your first shave. A book that's harder to put down than your 10,000th cigarette.« less