My Abandonment

ISBN-13: 9780156035521 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 240 str.

Peter Rock

Opis

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.
Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.

O autorze

Peter Rock wurde 1967 in Salt Lake City geboren. Nach dem Studium in Yale arbeitete er als Rancher und Museumswärter, unterrichtete Englische Literatur in Yale und an der University of Pennsylvania und lebt heute mit Frau und Töchtern in Portland, Oregon.