Ebook {Epub PDF} My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent

“My Absolute Darling is Gabriel Tallent's first novel, and no less than Stephen King has called it a "masterpiece" to rank with To Kill A Mockingbird and Catch” —NPR “Our generation’s next beloved literary bltadwin.ru is one of the most important books you'll pick up this decade.” —Harper's Bazaar/5(K). To my own shortlist I can now add My Absolute Darling, by Gabriel Tallent. Fourteen-year-old Turtle Alveston is a brilliantly rendered creation, and her father is the most terrifyingly believable human monster to inhabit the pages of a novel since Harry Powell in The Night of the Hunter.  · My Absolute Darling is the much feted debut by the young American writer Gabriel Tallent. At its heart is the intense, warped love between Turtle and Martin. He’s taught her Author: Lara Feigel.

Gabriel Tallent's My Absolute Darling is a shocking and unsettling novel about child abuse — it can be difficult to read, but it's an excellent debut from the Utah-based author. Turtle's real. A debut novel by Gabriel Tallent, My Absolute Darling centers on year-old Turtle Alveston, a tough-as-nails outdoorsy kid who is forever obsessively cleaning her gun in her house in North. To my own shortlist I can now add My Absolute Darling, by Gabriel Tallent. Fourteen-year-old Turtle Alveston is a brilliantly rendered creation, and her father is the most terrifyingly believable human monster to inhabit the pages of a novel since Harry Powell in The Night of the Hunter.

My Absolute Darling is the debut novel by American author Gabriel Tallent. Plot. Julia "Turtle" Alveston, age fourteen, lives in California with her sociopathic father, Martin. He is convinced of impending catastrophe, forcing her to learn survivalist skills. Turtle is thus highly proficient with firearms. Aug by Gabriel Tallent in My Absolute Darling. A brilliant and immersive, all-consuming read about one fourteen-year-old girl's heart-stopping fight for her own soul. Amazon • BN • BaM • IndieBound • iBooks. Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. To my own shortlist I can now add My Absolute Darling, by Gabriel Tallent. Fourteen-year-old Turtle Alveston is a brilliantly rendered creation, and her father is the most terrifyingly believable human monster to inhabit the pages of a novel since Harry Powell in The Night of the Hunter.