RaveThe Arkansas Times\"...in the hands of Hendrix College English professor Alex Vernon, O’Brien’s life story is riveting, personal and complex. O’Brien carries all the contradictions of his best characters: humble and prideful, introspective and disputatious, loyal and … well, sometimes something short of loyal. As a result, Peace is a Shy Thing is a must-read for lovers of American history, American literature and biographical writing ... Vernon manages a volume of detail that is frankly astounding.\
