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"Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of novel. The young women at the center of Ruchika Tomar's A Prayer for Travelers****- elusive Penny and wounded Cale - are two spirits hitchhiking through geographies of dislocation and desire. The human collisions in Tomar's novel are emotionally seismic, and they leave us haunted and unsettled."**
**-- Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master's Son
Cale, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage, was abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandfather in a loving, if codependent, household. One pivotal summer, her life is upended by the discovery of a devastating secret that will change her life forever.
Set adrift for the first time in her life, Cale starts waitressing at the local diner, where she reconnects with Penelope Reyes, a charismatic former classmate and all-around hustler. Penny exposes Cale to the reality that exists beyond their small town,...
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Set Adrift When Her Grandfather Passes Away, Cale Takes A Waitressing Job And Reconnects With Penny, A Former Classmate Who Runs Side-hustles To Finance Her Dreams, But When Penny Vanishes, Cale Sets Off On A Dangerous Quest Across The Desert To Find Her. Ruchika Tomar.
**A startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in Europe, by one of our most acclaimed international writers.** Award-winning author Helon Habila has been described as "a courageous tale teller with an uncompromising visionβ¦a major talent" (Rawi Hage). His new novel _Travelers_ is a
SUMMARY: In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boysbest friendsare playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boys mother. The boy who hits the ball doesnt believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is Gods instr
SUMMARY: In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boysbest friendsare playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boys mother. The boy who hits the ball doesnt believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is Gods ins
SUMMARY: In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boysβbest friendsβare playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boyβs mother. The boy who hits the ball doesnβt believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is Godβ
**A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick** *I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voicenot because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian