A standout fiction debut by a prize-winning young writer whose memoir, The Summer of Ordinary Ways, was a favorite of critics and booksellers Nicole Helget's fierce and lyrical memoir of growing up

The Turtle Catcher

A standout fiction debut by a prize-winning young writer whose memoir, The Summer of Ordinary Ways, was a favorite of critics and booksellers Nicole Helget's fierce and lyrical memoir of growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm received widespread acclaim. People magazine hailed the young author's ability to "take the messiest of lives and fashion something beautiful."Here, in her first novel,Helget turns her extraordinary sensibility to a haunting love story with a heinous crime at its core. In a rural Minnesota town of German immigrants in the tumultuous days ofWorldWar I, The Turtle Catcher brings together two misfits from warring clans. Liesel, the one girl in the upstanding family of Richter boys, harbors a secret about her body that thwarts all hope for a normal life.Her closest friend is Lester, the "slow" boy in the raffish Sutter family, a gentle, kind soul who spends his days trapping turtles in the lake. Yearning for human touch in the wake of her parents' deaths, Liesel turns to her only friendâ€”leading her brother, just returned from the war, to an act that will haunt not only both families but the entire town. Helget's novel is a story of loyalty and betrayal that, like her earlier book, proves her uncommon understanding of the natural world and human frailties. Both moving and heartfelt, The Turtle Catcher confirms this young writer's exceptional talent.
Country USA
Brand Houghton Mifflin Co
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2009-02-20
UnitCount 1
UPCs 046442753128
EANs 9780618753123

Country	USA
Brand	Houghton Mifflin Co
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2009-02-20
UnitCount	1
UPCs	046442753128
EANs	9780618753123

The Turtle Catcher

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