Out In The Open: A Novel

"In this haunting novel, an unnamed boy flees home to escape sexual and physical abuse. He is taken in by an old goatherd, who – without saying so – teaches the boy how to survive “out in the open.” The deepening relationship between boy and man is composed of deceptively simple encounters with the goats and with the outdoors. Part allegory, part primer on love and caring, Out in the Open deploys beautiful, spare language to unfurl the damaging complexities of trauma, affirming that with the right kind of nurturing, a child can forge a path forward."