ALL THINGS LEFT WILD
by
James Wade
Genre: Adventure / Rural Fiction / Coming of Age
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication Date: June 16, 2020
Number of Pages: 304 pages
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After an attempted horse theft goes tragically wrong, sixteen-year-old Caleb Bentley is on the run with his mean-spirited older brother across the American Southwest at the turn of the twentieth century. Caleb’s moral compass and inner courage will be tested as they travel the harsh terrain and encounter those who have carved out a life there, for good or ill.
Wealthy and bookish Randall Dawson, out of place in this rugged and violent country, is begrudgingly chasing after the Bentley brothers. With little sense of how to survive, much less how to take his revenge, Randall meets Charlotte, a woman experienced in the deadly ways of life in the West. Together they navigate the murky values of vigilante justice.
Powerful and atmospheric, lyrical and fast-paced, All Things Left Wild is a coming-of-age for one man, a midlife odyssey for the other, and an illustration of the violence and corruption prevalent in our fast-expanding country. It artfully sketches the magnificence of the American West as mirrored in the human soul.
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Praise
“A debut full of atmosphere and awe. Wade gives emotional depth to his dust-covered characters and creates an image of the American West that is harsh and unforgiving, but — like All Things Left Wild — not without hope.” — Texas Literary Hall of Fame member Sarah Bird, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
“James Wade has delivered a McCarthy-esque odyssey with an Elmore Leonard ear for dialogue. All Things Left Wild moves like a coyote across this cracked-earth landscape—relentlessly paced and ambitiously hungry.” — Edgar Award finalist David Joy, When These Mountains Burn
Author James Wade gives video answers to questions posed to him for his Lone Star Lit Blog Tour of All Things Left Wild.
James Wade lives and writes in Austin, Texas, with his wife and daughter. He has had twenty short stories published in various literary magazines and journals. He is the winner of the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest and a finalist of the Tethered by Letters Short Fiction Contest. All Things Left Wild is his debut novel.
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| 6/18/20 | Author Video | StoreyBook Reviews |
| 6/18/20 | Excerpt | Missus Gonzo |
| 6/19/20 | Review | Chapter Break Book Blog |
| 6/19/20 | Scrapbook | Book Fidelity |
| 6/20/20 | Review | That’s What She’s Reading |
| 6/21/20 | Author Interview | Forgotten Winds |
| 6/22/20 | Review | Reading by Moonlight |
| 6/23/20 | Review | The Page Unbound |
| 6/23/20 | Guest Post | KayBee’s Book Shelf |
| 6/24/20 | Top Ten | The Clueless Gent |
| 6/25/20 | Review | Book Bustle |
| 6/25/20 | Playlist | All the Ups and Downs |
| 6/26/20 | Author Interview | Texas Book Lover |
| 6/27/20 | Review | Max Knight |
| 6/27/20 | Review | Bibliotica |
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