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Strange Piece of Paradise
Strange Piece of Paradise | Terri Jentz
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In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate, Shayna Weiss, make a cross-country bike trip. They pitch a tent in the desert of central Oregon. As they are sleeping, a man in a pickup truck deliberately runs over the tent. He then attacks them with an ax. The horrific crime is reported in newspapers across the country. No one is ever arrested. Both women survive, but Shayna suffers from amnesia, while Terri is left alone with memories of the attack. Their friendship is shattered. Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the small town where she was nearly murdered, on the first of many visits she will make "to solve the crime that would solve me." And she makes an extraordinary discovery: the violence of that night is as present for the community as it is for her. Slowly, her extensive interviews with the townspeople yield a terrifying revelation: many say they know who did it, and he is living freely in their midst. Terri then sets out to discover the truth about the crime and its aftermath, and to come to terms with the wounds that broke her life into a before and an after. Ultimately she finds herself face-to-face with the alleged axman. Powerful, eloquent, and paced like the most riveting of thrillers, Strange Piece of Paradise is the electrifying account of Terri's investigation into the mystery of her near murder. A startling profile of a psychopath, a sweeping reflection on violence and the myth of American individualism, and a moving record of a brave inner journey from violence to hope, this searing, unforgettable work is certain to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
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Well-ReadNeck
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This was one of the best memoirs I‘ve ever read, but also one of the hardest. #MonthOfMemoir

⚠️ physical violence

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Kaye Excellent book 6y
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#octphotochallenge #reallifeperson This memoir of a woman who was the victim of a horrible crime decides to solve her own attempted murder. One of the most harrowing and unforgettable books I've ever read.

MamaGina This sounds so intriguing!🤓 7y
LectricSheep Whoa. 😳 7y
Bookzombie Wow! 😳 Stacked. 7y
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haanim Sounds like a trip 😳 stacked as well. 7y
Liberty The first 150 pages of this book were some of the most intense pages I've ever read. 7y
SarahK I remember reading this years ago. It's was really good! 7y
Kaye Glad to find someone else who has read this. Quite a different book from anything else I've ever read ! 7y
Coleen I have the audio on Mt. TBR. Might have to move it up the stack! 7y
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