The Turtle Warrior
$52.79
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2005
Summary
The Turtle Warrior is the story of the Lucas family, who live in a beautiful and remote part of Wisconsin inhabited by working-class European immigrants and the Ojibwe. By 1967 the Lucas farm has fallen into disrepair, thanks to the hard drinking of John Lucas, who brutalizes his wife and two sons. When the eldest, James, escapes by enlisting to fight in Vietnam, he leaves young Bill alone to protect his mother with only his own will and the spirit of his brother to guide him. Beautifully wri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143034520 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143034529 |
| Author: | Mary Ellis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2005 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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This powerful novel will affect you deeply and linger long.
This powerful novel will affect you deeply and linger long. —Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees
Ellis has produced a passionate, heartfelt book that heralds what I hope will be a long career as a writer. —Chicago Tribune
Strong, bold… Astonishing and eloquent. —Pat Conroy
About The Author
Mary Ellis
Mary Relindes Ellis’s stories have been anthologized in Uncommon Waters- Women Write About Fishing; Bless Me, Father- Stories of Catholic Childhood; The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror; and Gifts of the Wild- A Woman’s Book of Adventure.Visit Mary Relindes Ellis’s website at
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