So, out of all the horrible abusive childhood books I have read, this tells the, hands down, worst story I have ever read. How Murdoch manages to tell this story and still have it feel hopeful and full of some joy is seriously a literary miracle. Beautiful poetic prose without feeling too stuffy or just plain too much. An absolutely amazing debut.
BOOK BLURB:
A broken-down camper
hidden deep in a national forest is the only home fifteen year-old Carey
can remember. The trees keep guard over her threadbare existence, with
the one bright spot being Carey’s younger sister, Jenessa, who depends
on Carey for her very survival. All they have is each other, as their
mentally ill mother comes and goes with greater frequency. Until that
one fateful day their mother disappears for good, and two strangers
arrive. Suddenly, the girls are taken from the woods and thrust into a
bright and perplexing new world of high school, clothes and boys.
Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go… a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.
Now, Carey must face the truth of why her mother abducted her ten years ago, while haunted by a past that won’t let her go… a dark past that hides many a secret, including the reason Jenessa hasn’t spoken a word in over a year. Carey knows she must keep her sister close, and her secrets even closer, or risk watching her new life come crashing down.
This is a pretty clean read, but it has some very mature moments concerning rape, drugs, and parental abuse. Read more about this HERE.
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