The Distance Home

Saunders, Paula

ISBN 10: 1509895345 / ISBN 13: 9781509895342

Published by Picador, 2020

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Synopsis:

Must a child's past define their future?

'Stark and beautiful . . . I haven’t read anything this good in a long time' – Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Set on the rugged plains of South Dakota, The Distance Home is the story of René and Leon, two children who grow up side by side but end up on very different paths. René is clever, athletic, aggressive, a go-getter, the apple of her father's eye; while Leon is shy, tender-hearted, a stutterer, constantly struggling for acknowledgement. They both possess a talent for dance, but it is a gift their father adores in his daughter and loathes in his son.

A heartbreaking saga of familiar turmoil, a child's desire for acceptance, and the ways in which our parents shape the adults we become, Paula Saunders' The Distance Home is a breathtaking new examination of the American dream and the eternal question of how any of us can finally be free.

'A heartfelt tale of brutal parental love' The Times

About the Author: Paula Saunders grew up in South Dakota. She is a graduate of the Syracuse University creative writing program, and was awarded a postgraduate Albert Schweitzer Fellowship in the Humanities at the State University of New York at Albany, under then-Schweitzer Chair, Toni Morrison. The Distance Home is her debut novel. She lives in California with her husband. They have two grown daughters.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Distance Home
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good