Unfeeling (ARC)
by Ian Holding | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9781552639177 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9781552639177 Global Overview for this book
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Book description:
At 16, Davey's stuck between becoming the man his father wants him to be, and leaving behind the child he was. Before Davey gets a chance to grow up, however, his placid life is destroyed when his parents are murdered and his family farm “reclaimed.” Neighboring farmers try to care for Davey by engaging him in their community of clubs, church, and boarding school, but one night Davey escapes, embarking on a harrowing trek away from civilization and toward revenge and redemption. Ian Holding’s tense, sparse prose, vivid sense of place, and searing portrait of a boy in a situation almost beyond imagining make this an unforgettable debut.
I picked up this book from the scratch-and-dent bookshelves at BookExpo Canada.
Reserved for the Passport to the World virtual book box on BookObsessed.com.
Book description:
At 16, Davey's stuck between becoming the man his father wants him to be, and leaving behind the child he was. Before Davey gets a chance to grow up, however, his placid life is destroyed when his parents are murdered and his family farm “reclaimed.” Neighboring farmers try to care for Davey by engaging him in their community of clubs, church, and boarding school, but one night Davey escapes, embarking on a harrowing trek away from civilization and toward revenge and redemption. Ian Holding’s tense, sparse prose, vivid sense of place, and searing portrait of a boy in a situation almost beyond imagining make this an unforgettable debut.
I picked up this book from the scratch-and-dent bookshelves at BookExpo Canada.
Reserved for the Passport to the World virtual book box on BookObsessed.com.
I'm mailing this book off to rootmartin tomorrow.
Thanks so much. I'm really looking forward to reading this book.
This book has been sitting on my shelf for far too long. Dropping off tomorrow at the Town's Book Give and Take. Hopefully it will travel and be loved.
