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"Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles.
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Gabriel Tallent
- First published
- 2017
- Pages
- 432
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books, Fourth Estate Ltd, Fourth Estate
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780735211179
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