Peter rocks my abandonment is mesmerizing and disturbing, a book as fierce as it is tender, as tender as it is real. My abandonment could have been a really good book, if only wed gotten some answers by the last page. He is the author of the novels my abandonment, the bewildered, the ambidextrist, this is the place, and carnival wolves, and a story collection, the unsettling. In my abandonment caroline relates the story of their doings together and her thoughts and feelings in a matteroffact stream of wordssometimes runon sentences, sometimes fragmentswhich underscore the strange existence that they have. There was a true case, documented in the newspapers in portland of a father. Some readers, i guess, like to be left with nothing but questions making a story thoughtprovoking or complex. My abandonment, written by peter rock, is a novel from the point of view of a kidnapped child caroline and her journey with her father. A thirteenyearold girl and her father live in forest park, the enormous nature preserve in portland, oregon. He shouldnt claim its based on a true story if hes going to make the story what its not. Advance praise formy abandonment peter rocks my abandonment is an electrically charged, bonedeep and tender tale of loss and partial redemption. It is based on a true story, and its about a thirteen year old girl and her father who live in a huge forest preserve in portland, oregon. James ellroy this beautiful, strange novel takes us into the foreign country where those called homeless are at home, the city is wilderness, and the greater wilderness lies beyond.
In his 2009 novel, my abandonment, portland writer peter rock told the story of a yearold girl and her father, living in forest park. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, caroline, my abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a. I enjoyed this book, though it left a lot of unanswered questions. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of its young narrator, caroline, my abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins and a mesmerizing tale of survival and hope. My abandonment paperback the elliott bay book company. Peter rocks my abandonment is mesmerizing and disturbing, a book as fierce as it. Download read my abandonment 2009 by peter rock in. I love this story on a literary level, but i think he did a great disservice to the true story. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the waters edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. This is a story about a young girl who lives with her father in a forest park, an enormous natural preserve in. The my abandonment community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Rocks acclaimed novel was inspired by stories in the oregonian, which reported the true story of a girl and her father who spent four years living.
After reading some news stories about the true story behind this novel. Based on a true story, my abandonment is the story of a portland father and his teenage daughter who actually lived for several years in a cave in forest park. Anne rosellini from peter rocks awardwinning 2009 novel my abandonment. Park, peter rock wrote my abandonment to imagine the rest of their story. My abandonment won an alex award, the utah book award, and has been published in different. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of a. The father is a military veteran who does not trust society. What happened to the man and his daughter discovered living in forest park in oregon in 2004. My abandonment book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Rocks description of his characters provides a glimpse into their primitive survival tactics and. Rocks acclaimed novel was inspired by stories in the.
Does this story change the way you feel about father. Leave no trace stars ben foster as a father who provides for his child in an unconventional way and what happens as a result based on the book my abandonment by peter rock, the movie leave no trace follows a man and his year old daughter as they are discovered living in a nature preserve near portland, oregon based on a true story. Portland writers novel, my abandonment, will be a movie. Author peter rock, wrote a fictionalized version of the story called my abandonment. Peter rock was born and raised in salt lake city, utah. There they inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, bathe in a nearby creek, store perishables at the waters edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Its a fascinating story, and i was really looking forward to reading novelist and reed professor peter rocks my abandonment, which was recently turned into the film leave no trace. Caroline is abducted by her father at an early age and raised in a cave with basic food and water provisions. The title of the book my abandonment is taken from one of these quotations. The yearold will look back on these as happy years. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of a young narrator, caroline, peter rocks my abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the margins, and a mesmerizing.
Was the actual story still unfolding while you were writing the novel. Im hoping that leads to more information about the reallife story. My abandonment 2009, a novel by american author peter rock, is a fictionalized retelling of the true story of the kidnapping of thirteenyearold caroline in a forested region of oregon. If he would have stayed true to the story i would have given it 4. Inspired by a true story, peter rocks fifth novel is the spare, haunting tale of a father and daughter attempting to carve out an independent life while pitted against a society decidedly hostile to their eccentric choices. The story is told from the perspective of the daughter. This story is a beautiful mix of innocence and knowledge as explored though the relationship between a father and year old daughter. My abandonment by peter rock tells the story of caroline, a year old girl and her father, living in self made camps in forest park, a large nature preserve near portland, oregon. Debra graniks leave no trace was adapted by the director and screenwriter anne rosellini from peter rocks awardwinning 2009 novel my abandonment. For his little autodidact, rock has found just the right voice. Loosely based on a true story, my abandonment reveals the secret world of yearold caroline and her father as they make their life in a nature reserve in oregon. We speak with the author about the book s incredible origins and enduring themes.
The book also claims that the police almost immediately ignored much more evidence that was previously unknown to the public because of language barriers, among other things. Its an adult book, and not one i would necessarily jump to buy for my secondary class library. When she reads fathers journal after his death, she finds quotations from books he was reading. They had been living there for four years in a carefully camouflaged camp, ingeniously escaping detection, venturing into the city to. About five years ago, i read a short mention of a thirteenyearold girl and her father discovered living in forest park, a rugged wilderness that borders downtown portland. Barkley, a 2612year bureau veteran who has a 6yearold daughter, and campbell, who taught grade. His checkbook, credit cards, and driving license were inside the car in the usual place david kept. What happened to the man and his daughter discovered living in. Coincidentally, i didnt realize my abandonment was based on actual events or that it. Leave no trace movie trailer based on my abandonment by. However, i was disappointed that it wasnt nonfiction, but, rather, inspired by the story. My abandonment book austin public library bibliocommons. A thirteenyearold girl and her father live in forest park, an enormous nature preserve in portland, oregon. When i first picked up this book, i wasnt that interested, but as soon as i started reading it i was intrigued.
Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of a young. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of a young narrator, caroline, peter rocks my abandonment is a riveting journey into life at the. Theres a movie version of my abandonment in production. Portland writers novel, my abandonment, will be a movie starring. He is raising his daughter to survive in this environment. My abandonment book skokie public library bibliocommons. The novel outlines that caroline knows nothing of the kidnapping and travels with her kidnapper who has a mental illness.
Scott greenbleecker street my abandonment fictionalized their story. This beautiful, strange novel takes us into the foreign country where those called. Inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of a young narrator, caroline, peter rocks my abandonment is a riveting. In 2009, frank and ruths story was the inspiration for peter rocks novel, my abandonment. In my abandonment, portland author peter rock takes a reallife story of a homeless father and daughter and turns it into a hypnotic novel of survival and secrets.
My abandonment inspired by a true story, peter rocks fifth novel is the spare, haunting tale of a father and daughter attempting to carve out an independent life while pitted against a society decidedly hostile to their eccentric choices. In a grad class, im supposed to read a couple of adult fiction novels that may have appeal to teens, and rocks novel was an alex award winner. Junot diaz this beautiful, strange novel takes us into the foreign country where those called homeless are at home, the city is a wilderness, and the greater wilderness lies beyond. He has two articles about the real case on his web site. In my abandonment, portland author peter rock takes a reallife story of a homeless father and daughter and turns it into a hypnotic novel of. Full of details of a life created in the wild as well as the captivating view of caroline, the novel pulls you along to its heartwrenching end. Its a strange kind of love story, inspiring us to ponder large questionswhat it. This novel is a true story reflecting a real kidnapping story and has gained accreditation throughout the years, published among multiple companies in different forms. Once a week they go to the city to buy groceries and otherwise merge. In the tradition of jon krakauers into the wild, rocks my abandonment, inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of his young protagonist, offers a riveting and unsettling account of a girl and her father who live off the grid. Big image films presents a new cinematic book trailer form a novel by, peter rock. Editions of my abandonment by peter rock goodreads. The unbelievable true story about the dad and daughter who.