In the Wild Light
By
Jeff Zentner
Read by
Michael Crouch
Release:
08/10/2021
Runtime:
10h 40m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“Michael Crouch’s Southern accent depicts the East Tennessee origins of Cash Pruitt…Crouch shows his gift for adding richness to the spot-on, emotion-filled dialogue, powerful shared moments, and Cash’s lyrical view of the world. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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A poignant coming-of-age novel about two best friends whose friendship is tested when they get the opportunity to leave their impoverished small town for an elite prep school. For fans of Looking for Alaska.
Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He's been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. But when Delaney manages to secure both of them full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash will have to grapple with his need to protect and love Delaney, and his love for the grandparents who saved him and the town he has to leave behind. Jeff Zentner's new novel is a beautiful examination of grief, found family, and young love.
Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He's been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen. But when Delaney manages to secure both of them full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash will have to grapple with his need to protect and love Delaney, and his love for the grandparents who saved him and the town he has to leave behind. Jeff Zentner's new novel is a beautiful examination of grief, found family, and young love.
Release:
2021-08-10
Runtime:
10h 40m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593399033
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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