Gabriel Tallent

Čtrnáctiletá Turtle žije s otcem ve zchátralém domě na kalifornském pobřeží. Toulá se po lesích, leze po skalách, dokáže ujít i desítky kilometrů… Ale tenhle vnější prostor kontrastuje s uzavřeností jejího vnitřního světa...

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. But while her physical world...

‘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.’