Unfeeling

At 16, Davey’s stuck between becoming the man his father wants him to be, and leaving behind the child he was.Before Davey gets a chance to grow up, however, his placid life is destroyedwhen his parents are murdered and his family farm reclaimed. Neighboring farmers try to care forDavey by engaging him intheir community of clubs, church, and boarding school, but one night Davey escapes, embarking on a harrowing trek away from civilization and toward revenge and redemption. Ian Holdings tense, sparse prose, vivid sense of place, and searing portrait of a boy in a situation almost beyond imagining make this an unforgettable debut.