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The Turtle Warrior

By Mary Ellis

By Mary Ellis

By Mary Ellis

By Mary Ellis

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Jan 25, 2005 | 384 Pages

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    About The Turtle Warrior

    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 written and deeply felt, The Turtle Warrior takes readers from the heartland of America to the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam weaving a haunting tale of an unforgettable world where the physical and spiritual, the past and the present, merge.

    About The Turtle Warrior

    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 written and deeply felt, The Turtle Warrior takes readers from the heartland of America to the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam weaving a haunting tale of an unforgettable world where the physical and spiritual, the past and the present, merge.

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    About 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… More about Mary Ellis

    About 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… More about Mary Ellis

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 25, 2005 | 384 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143034520

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 25, 2005 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9781101006931

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    Praise

    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

    Awards

    Prix Litteraire de la region Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur WINNER

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