Overview
""Brock's prose is a perfect blend of Mark Twain-style color undercut by modern humor. Ruby and Quinn are a Tom and Huck for the 21st century. True brilliance . . . in the finest American tradition."" -Kirkus Reviews Sometimes you have to voyage to the ends of the earth to find your way home... The trouble begins for young Ruby and his best friend, Quinn, after an accident in the forest outside their rural Adirondack hometown. Their attempt to cover-up their mistake ignites a local skirmish with one of the most influential families in America and leads to Ruby's death-or so everyone thinks. Plenty alive and sensing an adventure, Ruby disappears and soon weaves his way across the country in a series of narrow escapes from danger. Journeying from the Adirondacks, through New York City, and into the heart of the American West, Ruby and Quinn discover the importance of true friendship, the meaning of family, and the immensity of the world beyond their backyards.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard M Brock
Publisher: Bogie Road Publishing
Imprint: Bogie Road Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9780991132041
ISBN 10: 0991132041
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 02 February 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A perfect ... Mark Twain-style ... Tom and Huck for the 21st century. True brilliance ... in the finest American tradition. -Kirkus Reviews Take a little Huck Finn, add in some Forrest Gump, mix in some wild and crazy travel adventures ... and enjoy yourself. -NetGalley Review Read it as a page-turner, enjoy the magical realism when it crops up, and stew on the harder questions posed, but by all means, buy this book! -NetGalley Librarian Review
True brilliance...in the finest American tradition. - Kirkus Reviews A perfect...Mark Twain-style...Tom and Huck for the 21st century. - Kirkus Reviews
Brock's prose is a perfect blend of Mark Twain-style color undercut by modern humor. Ruby and Quinn are a Tom and Huck for the 21st century. True brilliance...in the finest American tradition. -Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Richard M. Brock is the independent author of Cross Dog Blues (2015) and Up a Tree (2021). An Amazon Kindle national and international best seller, he maintains a 4.5-star average reader review and over 18,000 Facebook followers. ""This is storytelling at its best,"" says Fortean Times Magazine. And from Kirkus Reviews: ""Brock's prose is a perfect blend of Mark Twain-style color undercut by modern humor. True brilliance . . . in the finest American tradition."" Originally from the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, he and his wife now live in Colorado.
