My Absolute Darling

Turtle Alveston's isolated life with her loving father and their massive array of firearms emphasises survival, but Turtle longs for more than survival and despite her differences from the other girls at school conducts a brave attempt to make a friend, risking her father's disapproval. Described in "The Times" as 'the year's must read novel'.

Gabriel Tallent was born in New Mexico and raised on the Mendocino coast by two mothers. He received his B.A. from Willamette University in 2010, and after graduation spent two seasons leading youth trail crews in the backcountry of the Pacific Northwest. Tallent lives in Salt Lake City.