Samuel Hawley isn’t like the other fathers in Olympus,
Mass. A loner who spent years living on
the run, he raised his beloved daughter Loo on the road moving from motel to
motel, always watching his back. Now
that Loo’s a teenager Hawley wants only to give her a normal life. In his late wife’s hometown he finds work as
a fisherman while Loo struggles to fit in at the local H.S. Hawley has 12 scars each from a bullet Hawley
took over his criminal career. Each is a
memory of another place, another close call, another love lost and found. Ignore the unusual name of this book for a
look at a close and loving relationship between a father and daughter that is
so different from our own. Part Quentin
Tarantino, part Scheherazade and 12 parts wild innovation, this book is a fast
and gripping read.
Awards: Pen Faulkner, Best New Author
Others: This author
received the Center For Fiction 1st Novel award for an earlier work
as well as being the runner up for the Pen Faulkner award for another work
Professional reviews (recommended): New York Times, Washington Post, Kirkus, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Chicago
Tribune Others: Named one of the best
books of the year by NPR and the Washington Post. Positive review in Newsweek. Great review in the New York Times. National best seller
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