A Prayer For Travelers

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Westward journey unveils friendship in shadows.

A Prayer For Travelers is a must-read for those who enjoy unconventional storytelling and exploration of female experiences against the haunting American West landscape. Tomar's deft and interwoven chapters propel the reader forward on a dangerous journey of discovery, following a young woman's quest to find her missing friend and repair her own shattered world.

  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee for Longlist (2020)
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A Prayer For Travelers

Regular price RM39.00 MYR
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RM35.10 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780525537014
Authors: Ruchika Tomar
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2019-07-09
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.39
(rated by 876 readers)

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"Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of novel. The young women at the center of Ruchika Tomar's A Prayer for Travelers - elusive Penny and wounded Cale - are two spirits hitchhiking through geographies of dislocation and desire. The human collisions in Tomar's novel are emotionally seismic, and they leave us haunted and unsettled."--Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master's Son Cale, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage, was abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandfather in a loving, if codependent, household. One pivotal summer, her life is upended by the discovery of a devastating secret that will change her life forever.Set adrift for the first time in her life, Cale starts waitressing at the local diner, where she reconnects with Penélope Reyes, a charismatic former classmate and all-around hustler. Penny exposes Cale to the reality that exists beyond their small town, and the girls become inseparable - until one terrifying act of violence shatters their world. When Penny vanishes without a trace, Cale must set off on a dangerous quest across the desert to find her friend, and discover herself. Told in short, deftly interweaving chapters, A Prayer for Travelers explores the complicated legacy of the American West and the trauma of female experience.
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Westward journey unveils friendship in shadows.

A Prayer For Travelers is a must-read for those who enjoy unconventional storytelling and exploration of female experiences against the haunting American West landscape. Tomar's deft and interwoven chapters propel the reader forward on a dangerous journey of discovery, following a young woman's quest to find her missing friend and repair her own shattered world.

  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee for Longlist (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.