| My Abandonment Contributor(s): Rock, Peter (Author), Sammons, Tai (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433264153 ISBN-13: 9781433264153 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Thirteen-year-old Caroline has been home-schooled and trained by her father to survive in the Oregon wilderness. When the authorities discover them, it is the beginning of their flight from a world that cant understand them. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.1" (0.50 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Leave No Trace, a film adaptation of My Abandonment, directed by Debra Granik (Winter's Bone) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sammons, Tai: - Tai Sammons earned her degree in theater from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, where she worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This award-winning actress currently resides upstate in Portland, with her beloved black pug, Oscar. Rock, Peter: -Peter Rock is the author of eight novels and one short story collection. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and an Alex Award, among other honors. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit his website: PeterRockProject.com |