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  • Published: 20 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780385393560
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

Torch



The debut novel from the internationally acclaimed author of Wild weaves a searing and luminous tale of a family's grief after unexpected loss. • "A deeply honest novel of life after catastrophe, of intimacy lost and found." —O, The Oprah Magazine

"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilta life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart. Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.

  • Published: 20 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780385393560
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Adult
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

About the author

Cheryl Strayed

CHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0 and became an Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon;Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, a national best seller now the basis of the WBUR podcast Dear Sugar Radio, co-hosted with Steve Almond; and Torch, her debut novel. Her books have been translated into forty languages, and her essays and other writings have appeared in numerous publications.

Cheryl Strayed is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit www.prhspeakers.com.

Praise for Torch

"A heartbreaking anatomy of one family's grief....Beautifully written and authentic." --People

"Exquisite, powerful....Strayed's Torch is an amazing feat....This is autobiographical fiction at its best." --Portland Tribune

"A deeply honest novel of life after catastrophe, of intimacy lost and found." --O Magazine

"Torch is a steady stream of finely wrought portrayals of nuance, moments and emotions....Lovely turns of phrase are coupled with subtle and keen observations and truisms that remind a reader why she reads." --Newsday