| My Abandonment Contributor(s): Rock, Peter (Author), Sammons, Tai (Read by) |
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ISBN: 143326417X ISBN-13: 9781433264177 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Inspired by a true story and informed by the nature diaries of Opal Whiteley and the travails of Elizabeth Smart, My Abandonment is the completely original story of a remarkable and triumphant transformation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 5.7" (0.35 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Thirteen-year-old Caroline has been raised and home-schooled by her father in a wild nature preserve on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. There they inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, and follow a rigid code of behavior that enables them to survive in this wilderness. Once a week, they go to the city to buy groceries, attend church, and otherwise merge with the civilized world. Yet one small mistake allows the authorities to discover them. Their forced relocation is only a brief respite in their flight from a world that can't understand them. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of young Caroline, My Abandonment is a mesmerizing, completely original story of survival, hope, and triumphant transformation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rock, Peter: - Peter Rock is the author of four novels, including The Bewildered, and a collection of stories, The Unsettling. He teaches writing at Reed College and lives in Portland, Oregon. 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. |