Crossing the Lines
Published on 30. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-9169057-1-9 (ISBN)
Description
When Sherman Rook walks into the Jupiter diner, Mollie's mama is instantly smitten. Despite her daughter's reluctance, they leave the New Jersey shore behind and move to his isolated farmstead over a thousand miles west.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie distracts herself from Rook's cruelty and abuse by befriending a stray dog she names Hal, but when Rook crosses a final line Mollie realises that sometimes we must leave behind those we love in order to save ourselves.
With only $20 to her name, she sets out from Oakridge Farm, relying on luck and the kindness of strangers as she makes her way back home across five state lines.
When Sherman Rook walks into the Jupiter diner, Mollie's mama is instantly smitten. Despite her daughter's reluctance, they leave the New Jersey shore behind and move to his isolated farmstead over a thousand miles west.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie distracts herself from Rook's cruelty and abuse by befriending a stray dog she names Hal, but when Rook crosses a final line Mollie realises that sometimes we must leave behind those we love in order to save ourselves.
With only $20 to her name, she sets out from Oakridge Farm, relying on luck and the kindness of strangers as she makes her way back home across five state lines.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie distracts herself from Rook's cruelty and abuse by befriending a stray dog she names Hal, but when Rook crosses a final line Mollie realises that sometimes we must leave behind those we love in order to save ourselves.
With only $20 to her name, she sets out from Oakridge Farm, relying on luck and the kindness of strangers as she makes her way back home across five state lines.
When Sherman Rook walks into the Jupiter diner, Mollie's mama is instantly smitten. Despite her daughter's reluctance, they leave the New Jersey shore behind and move to his isolated farmstead over a thousand miles west.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie distracts herself from Rook's cruelty and abuse by befriending a stray dog she names Hal, but when Rook crosses a final line Mollie realises that sometimes we must leave behind those we love in order to save ourselves.
With only $20 to her name, she sets out from Oakridge Farm, relying on luck and the kindness of strangers as she makes her way back home across five state lines.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Drayton
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-9169057-1-9 (9781916905719)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Amanda Huggins is the author of All Our Squandered Beauty which won the 2021 Saboteur Award for Best Novella, as well as four collections of short stories and poetry. Her fiction and travel writing have won numerous prizes, and Crossing the Lines is based on 'Red' which was a runner-up in the 2018 Costa Short Story Award.
Amanda Huggins is the author of All Our Squandered Beauty which won the 2021 Saboteur Award for Best Novella, as well as four collections of short stories and poetry. Her fiction and travel writing have won numerous prizes, and Crossing the Lines is based on 'Red' which was a runner-up in the 2018 Costa Short Story Award.
Amanda Huggins is the author of All Our Squandered Beauty which won the 2021 Saboteur Award for Best Novella, as well as four collections of short stories and poetry. Her fiction and travel writing have won numerous prizes, and Crossing the Lines is based on 'Red' which was a runner-up in the 2018 Costa Short Story Award.