My abandonment
Rock, Peter, 1967-2018
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Thirteen-year-old Caroline and her father live in Forest Park, an enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. Day to day, they live in an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water's edge, tend a garden and even keep a library of sorts. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge with the civilised world. But one small mistake allows a jogger to discover them, which derails their entire existence. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, Caroline, 'My Abandonment' is a gripping journey into life in the wilderness and a mesmerising tale of survival and hope.
Main title:
My abandonment / Peter Rock.
Author:
Rock, Peter, 1967-, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2018.
Collation:
225 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: United States: Mariner Books, 2010.Film tie-in.
ISBN:
9781473691964 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6813.6G
LC class:
PS3568.O327
Local class:
AFPBK
Language:
English
BRN:
2299445