Description
NOW A MAJOR FILM, LEAVE NO TRACE. Inspired by a true story, a riveting and unsettling novel about a girl and her father who live off the grid, in the shadows at the edge of civilization.
Thirteen-year-old Caroline 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.
Told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.
Author: Peter Rock
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/02/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.98h x 6.29w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780156035521
ISBN10: 0156035529
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Media Tie-In
- Fiction | Women
Thirteen-year-old Caroline 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.
Told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, My Abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope.
Author: Peter Rock
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/02/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.98h x 6.29w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780156035521
ISBN10: 0156035529
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Media Tie-In
- Fiction | Women
About the Author
Peter Rock is the author of four previous novels, most recently The Bewildered, and a collection of stories, The Unsettling. He teaches writing at Reed College.