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ISBN10: 0593714180
ISBN13: 9780593714188
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: Jan 20 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.66 Width: 6.31 Depth: 9.07
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780593714188
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: Jan 20 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.66 Width: 6.31 Depth: 9.07
Language: English
Insanely big-hearted. --The Washington Post
Electric. --The New York Times Tender, immersive, and thrilling. --Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship. --Stephen King, #1 bestselling author In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling. Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give. With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.
Electric. --The New York Times Tender, immersive, and thrilling. --Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship. --Stephen King, #1 bestselling author In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling. Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give. With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.
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