My Abandonment

A riveting and unsettling novel about a girl and her
father who live off the grid, in the shadows at the edge
of civilization
Athirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park,
the 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, attend
church, 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.
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Into theWild and
Elizabeth Gilbert's Last American Man, Peter Rock's My
Abandonment, inspired by a true story and told through the
startlingly sincere voice of his young protagonist, Caroline,
is an eerie and mesmerizing book of survival and hope, and a
completely original novel of a remarkable and triumphant
transformation.


Genre: Literary Fiction