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Nothing Is Wrong Mark R. Thornton

Nothing Is Wrong By Mark R. Thornton

Nothing Is Wrong by Mark R. Thornton


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Nothing Is Wrong: A Novel by Mark R. Thornton

This novel takes the reader on a journey into contemporary Tanzanian life in an honest and unsentimental way, from the bustling towns to its vast, dangerous wilderness.

Set in Tanzania, Nothing Is Wrongfollows the lives of three people living on the fringes of society: a wayward vagrant, a curious Tanzanian girl, and Sal, a young American woman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder from the war in Afghanistan. As their lives come together, their unlikely relationships grow until an act of violence triggers events that upturn their lives and send Sal on the run into the harsh wilderness of the Tanzanian interior. Despite the violence and pain they all face, the three are somehow able to find in each other compassion, light, and perhaps a second chance at a better life.

Nothing Is Wrong demonstrates the challenges faced by women veterans suffering from their time in combat, an issue widely overlooked. Its characters are diverse, both in background and experience, and they forge compelling relationships that cross cultural and economic barriers.

Nothing Is Wrong Reviews

PRAISE FOR KID MOSES BY MARK R. THORNTON

"I likeKid Mosesvery much! The prose is wonderfully quiet and controlled . . . very good writing indeed."Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award winning author of The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country

Thornton keeps an even tone with the kind of spare, austere language that reflects Mosess stoic attitude and prevents the book from turning maudlin or crusading. . . . [Kid Moses] is a little boy with big contradictions, well worth following on his safari.The New York Times Book Review

"With the excitement of the archetypal perilous adventure, Thornton's stark, beautiful prose will hold readers in this story of a young boy's struggle to survive in Tanzania today. . . . It's the crisply evoked small moments in this tale of a homeless kid on the run that give the novel its remarkable power."Booklist, starred review

"[Moses's] is a rough, tough life forthrightly told. . . . Highly recommended for all fiction readers."Library Journal, starred review

Thornton excels in showing a harrowing adult world through the eyes of a child who has been forced to grow up early. In the end, this is the rare work of fiction about childhood that refuses to admit any sentimentality into the narrative.Publishers Weekly

"Kid Mosesis a lyrical, touching and profound book."The Witness, Durban, South Africa

"An open-ended odyssey, as restless and contemplative as a traveler in the trackless veld. . . . This is a wonderfully honest, unsentimental and brutal look at issues that are affecting Africa today."Cape Times, South Africa

"An exquisite narrative, harrowing, yet poignant."Bookslive

About Mark R. Thornton

Mark R. Thornton, American-born, has spent twenty years as a wilderness guide in Tanzania, where he is active in conservation efforts. He is the author ofKid Moses, a hypnotically written book providing insight into the issues that affect modern Africa, hailed byBooklistas "stark, beautiful prose."

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CIN164821018XG
9781648210181
164821018X
Nothing Is Wrong: A Novel by Mark R. Thornton
Used - Good
Hardback
Skyhorse Publishing
2024-07-18
192
N/A
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