My Absolute Darling
Tallent, Gabriel
Sold by The Deva Bookshop, Holt, United Kingdom
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Add to basketSold by The Deva Bookshop, Holt, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 22 September 2023
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket2017, 1st edition, 1st impression. Fine Hardcover book in Fine dustjacket. Grey cloth boards with white lettering to spine. Unread. Limitation page, inserted in place of Title Page, states 171/750 first impression limited edition August 2017, and is signed by the author, otherwise no inscriptions or other markings. Promotional bookmark is laid in. DJ is not clipped, and is protected in an archival quality clear protective cover, non-adhesive, which was applied by the previous owner when the book was bought. 417pp, no edgewear or any other noticeable faults. This book is part of The Coetmor Collection which comes from a local book collector in North Wales. His particular area of interest is modern fiction. All his books are 1st Edition, 1st Impression, hardback, bought new by himself, and all in Fine or Near Fine condition. All were covered in archival quality dustjacket protectors at the time of purchase.
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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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