A New York Times Most Notable Books of 2017

A Washington Post's Most Notable Books of 2017.

Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. Then Turtle meets Jacob, a high school boy who looks at her as if she is the sunrise. Soon Turtles realises her life with Martin is neither safe nor sustainable. She starts to imagine escape, using the very survival skills her father devoted himself to teaching her. What follows is a harrowing story of bravery and redemption. With Turtle's escalating acts of physical and emotional courage, the reader watches, heart in throat, as this teenage girl struggles to become her own hero.