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  • My Abandonment

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  • Written by: Peter Rock
  • Narrated by: Tai Sammons
  • Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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My Abandonment

Written by: Peter Rock
Narrated by: Tai Sammons
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Thirteen-year-old Caroline and her father have lived for four years on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, in Forest Park. He has homeschooled her using encyclopedias and books from the library while also teaching her a rigid code of behavior that enables them to survive in this wilderness. Yet one small mistake allows the authorities to discover them. Their forced relocation to a horse farm outside of the city becomes only a brief respite to their deeper flight from a world that can't understand them.
©2009 Peter Rock (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Literary Fiction Genre Fiction
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What the critics say

  • Top Ten Northwest Books of 2009 (The Oregonian)
“Tai Sammons's narration commands attention….Definitely a worthwhile listen.” ( AudioFile)
“Utterly entrancing….Every step of this narrative…rings true.” ( Publishers Weekly)
“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 Le Guin)

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I watched the movie that is based on this book. I like the book much better.

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