Book Info - My Abandonment - Peter Rock.txt
Book Information
Title: My Abandonment
Author: Peter Rock
Narrator: Tai Sammons
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Copyright: March 12, 2009
Source: Purchased Discs Good Condition
Disks: 5 Discs
Duration: 06:03:08
Abridged: No
Story: 4.0 Of 5 stars
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
This is a tale of survival, of love and attachment, of mystery and alienation. It is an utterly
entrancing book, a bow to Thoreau and a nod to the detective story. Every step of this
narrative...rings true. Publishers Weekly [A] deeply unsettling and finely wrought tale....Rock
deftly ratchets up the uncertainties, and the idyllic edges past the unusual toward the
unthinkable and the tragic. My Abandonment is a haunting story, masterfully told. Booklist --.
The novel has many uneasy moments and allusions to stories left untold in Caroline's life, but
Rock's insight into his characters' worries and hopes propels the story to its emotional
conclusion. A compelling read; recommended for all fiction collections. --Library Journal
(starred review)
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