My abandonment
- Title
- My abandonment / Peter Rock.
- Published by
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
- Author
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | FormatText | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberPS3568.O327 M9 2009 | Item locationOff-site |
Details
- Description
- 225 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, the enormous nature preserve in Portland, Oregon. There they inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, bathe 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 lives lived at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Psychological fiction.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries