CD Audiobook
The bobcat : a novel / Katherine Forbes Riley.
Laurelie, a young art student who suffers in the aftermath of a sexual assault, has grown progressively more isolated and fearful. She transfers from her busy city university to a small college in rural Vermont, where she retreats into her vivid imagination, experiencing the world through her art. Most comfortable in the company of the child for whom she babysits, and most at ease in the woods, Laurelie has shunned any connection with her peers. One day, while exploring the woods, she and her young charge encounter an injured pregnant bobcat - and the hiker who has been following it for hundreds of miles. In the hiker and his feline companion Laurelie recognizes someone as reclusive and wary as herself. The hiker, too, finds human companionship painful to endure, yet he is drawn to wounded Laurelie the way he is drawn to the bobcat. As Laurelie moves toward recovery and reconnection she also finds her voice as an artist, and a sense of purpose, maybe even a future, comes into sight. Then the child goes missing in the woods, threatening the bobcat, the hiker, and the fragile peace Laurelie has constructed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781721385454
- ISBN: 1721385452
- Physical Description: 5 audio discs (6 hr., 20 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, [2019]
- Copyright: ℗2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). Title from container. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Elise Arsenault. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Art students > Fiction. Babysitters > Fiction. Bobcat > Fiction. College students > Crimes against > Fiction. Hikers > Fiction. Missing children > Fiction. Rape victims > Fiction. Vermont > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria County Library | CD-BOOK Ril (Text) | 85131001732875 | CACM Audio | Available | - |
Summary:
Laurelie, a young art student who suffers in the aftermath of a sexual assault, has grown progressively more isolated and fearful. She transfers from her busy city university to a small college in rural Vermont, where she retreats into her vivid imagination, experiencing the world through her art. Most comfortable in the company of the child for whom she babysits, and most at ease in the woods, Laurelie has shunned any connection with her peers. One day, while exploring the woods, she and her young charge encounter an injured pregnant bobcat - and the hiker who has been following it for hundreds of miles. In the hiker and his feline companion Laurelie recognizes someone as reclusive and wary as herself. The hiker, too, finds human companionship painful to endure, yet he is drawn to wounded Laurelie the way he is drawn to the bobcat. As Laurelie moves toward recovery and reconnection she also finds her voice as an artist, and a sense of purpose, maybe even a future, comes into sight. Then the child goes missing in the woods, threatening the bobcat, the hiker, and the fragile peace Laurelie has constructed.
