{"product_id":"lucky-turtle-9781643753904","title":"Lucky Turtle","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"thrilling\" love story (Lily King, author of \u003ci\u003eWriters \u0026amp; Lovers \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Five Tuesdays in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e), a teenage girl with a checkered past finds instant chemistry with a mysterious stranger.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet author Bill Roorbach's brand new novel, \u003ci\u003eBeep\u003c\/i\u003e, too!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When sixteen-year-old Cindra Zoeller is sent to a reform camp in Montana after being involved in an armed robbery, she is thrust into a world of mountains and cowboys and prayers and miscreants and people from all walks of life like she's never seen in suburban Massachusetts. At Camp Challenge, she becomes transfixed by Lucky, a camp employee of mysterious origin--an origin of constant speculation--and the chemistry between them is instant, and profound. The pair escape together into the wilderness to create an idyllic life far from the reach of the law, living off their resounding love, Lucky's vast knowledge of the wilderness, and a little help from some friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But they can run from the outside world for only so long, and the consequences of their na?ve fantasy of a future together--and circumstances shaped by skin color--will keep them apart for decades. Cindra gets trapped in a relationship, safely if stultifyingly suburban, where she is both cosseted and controlled by a man who claims to be her rescuer. But for Cindra, there will never be another Lucky, and she dreams of one day finding him, the only man she's ever fully trusted, her soulmate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Page-turning, full of vivid characters, delicious suspense, and ultimately joy, \u003ci\u003eLucky Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e is a big- hearted, deeply engrossing love story from one of our most entertaining and perceptive writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bill Roorbach is the author of ten books, including the Montana Award-winning \u003ci\u003eLucky Turtle, The Girl of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, the Kirkus Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Remedy for Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eLife Among Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Flannery O'Connor Award-winning collection \u003ci\u003eBig Bend\u003c\/i\u003e. Roorbach has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. His craft book, \u003ci\u003eWriting Life Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, has been in print for over twenty-five years. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Ploughshares, Granta, Ecotone, New York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He lives in Maine with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50623039111442,"sku":"9781643753904","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77ad0755-12bd-4ef8-a44d-1341de69bd18.jpg?v=1744221373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lucky-turtle-9781643753904","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}