My Absolute Darling
Tallent, Gabriel
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Used - Hardcover
Condition: NF
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Add to basketSold by THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 6 January 2016
Condition: NF
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSIGNED - Octavo. Light gray boards and spine with clean white lettering on the spine. Book has a nearly unnoticable bump at the extreme tips of the corners of the spine. Violet endpapers. Signed by the author on the title page in black pen (in preparation for the book's release, Tallent signed a quantity of copies fully, printing out his name. As the sheer amount of signing that he'd need to do became rapidly apparent to him, he transitioned into a briefer, easier signature that appeared on all subsequent books). Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 417 pages. Dust Jacket - has a faint wrinkle at the tip of the front corner of the head of the spine and a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the very tips of a couple of the outside corners. Includes the yellow promotional band with Stephen King's endorsement: "The word "masterpiece" has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but My Absolute Darling absolutely is one." A lovely copy. A handsomely written, white knuckled thriller, and a book sure to appreciate as Tallent releases subsequent work.
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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A METRO BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘The year’s must read novel’ The Times
‘One of the most important books you’ll pick up this decade’ Harper’s Bazaar
‘An outstanding book that could be this year’s A Little Life’ Guardian
‘You think you’re invincible. You think you won’t ever miss. We need to put the fear on you. You need to surrender yourself to death before you ever begin, and accept your life as a state of grace, and then and only then will you be good enough.’
At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall;
That chaos is coming and only the strong will survive it;
That her daddy loves her more than anything else in this world.
And he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her with him.
She doesn’t know why she feels so different from the other girls at school;
Why the line between love and pain can be so hard to see;
Why making a friend may be the bravest and most terrifying thing she has ever done
And what her daddy will do when he finds out …
Sometimes strength is not the same as courage.
Sometimes leaving is not the only way to escape.
Sometimes surviving isn't enough.
‘This book has challenged me like no other. It’s a masterpiece. A work of art on a page. I guarantee this book will take your breath away’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
‘Brutal yet beautiful, My Absolute Darling has floored me. Dear Turtle, a heroine amidst the horror. Exceptional, unflinching storytelling’ Ali Land, author of Good Me Bad Me
‘An incandescent novel with an extraordinary, unforgettable heroine, both deeply contemplative and utterly thrilling’ Observer – Thriller of the month
‘There are echoes of Ma’s bravery in Emma Donoghue’s Room, or the resilience of Cormac McCarthy’s protagonists as they struggle to stay alive. Tallent’s world is shocking in the truest sense of the word’ Irish Times
‘An utterly fantastic read. Every page is brimming with energy. And Turtle Alveston is as enthralling a character as I’ve encountered in a good long while’ Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds
Gabriel Tallent was born in New Mexico and raised on the Mendocino coast by two mothers. He received his B.A. from Willamette University in 2010, and after graduation spent two seasons leading youth trail crews in the backcountry of the Pacific Northwest. Tallent lives in Salt Lake City.
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