My Abandonment
My Abandonment
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Published:
13 April, 2010
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13 April, 2010
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A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water's edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge with the civilized world. But one small mistake allows a backcountry jogger to discover them, which derails their entire existence, ultimately provoking a deeper flight.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780156035521 |
| ISBN10 | 0156035529 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Houghton Mifflin |
| Format | paperback |
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ADVANCE PRAISE FORMY ABANDONMENT Peter Rock's My Abandonment is an electrically charged, bone-deep and tender tale of loss and partial redemption. Surreal, haunting, elegiac. --James Ellroy This beautiful, strange novel takes us into the foreign country where those called homeless are at home, the city is wilderness, and the greater wilderness lies beyond. Fascinating and moving, it tells with great tenderness how human love goes wrong. --Ursula K. Le Guin