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Strange piece of paradise

In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate, Shayna Weiss, are on a cross-country bike trip. They pitch a tent in the desert of central Oregon, and as they sleep, a man in a pickup truck deliberately runs over the tent. He then attacks them with an axe. Both women survive and no one is ever arrested. Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the small town where she was nearly murdered "to solve the crime that would solve me." She makes a startling discovery, many townspeople are terrified and know who her attacker was - he still lives among them.

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  • "Strange piece of paradise"@pl

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  • "In the summer of 1977, Terri Jentz and her Yale roommate, Shayna Weiss, are on a cross-country bike trip. They pitch a tent in the desert of central Oregon, and as they sleep, a man in a pickup truck deliberately runs over the tent. He then attacks them with an axe. Both women survive and no one is ever arrested. Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the small town where she was nearly murdered "to solve the crime that would solve me." She makes a startling discovery, many townspeople are terrified and know who her attacker was - he still lives among them."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "In 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, then attacks them with an ax. The crime is reported in newspapers across the country. No one is ever arrested. Both women survive, but Shayna has amnesia, while Terri is left alone with memories of the attack--their friendship is shattered. Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the town and makes an extraordinary discovery: the violence of that night is as present for the community as it is for her. Slowly, her interviews with the townspeople yield a revelation: many say they know who did it, and he is living freely in their midst. Terri then sets out to discover the truth, and ultimately finds herself face-to-face with the alleged psychopath.--From publisher description."
  • "In 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, then attacks them with an ax. The crime is reported in newspapers across the country. No one is ever arrested. Both women survive, but Shayna has amnesia, while Terri is left alone with memories of the attack--their friendship is shattered. Fifteen years later, Terri returns to the town and makes an extraordinary discovery: the violence of that night is as present for the community as it is for her. Slowly, her interviews with the townspeople yield a revelation: many say they know who did it, and he is living freely in their midst. Terri then sets out to discover the truth, and ultimately finds herself face-to-face with the alleged psychopath--From publisher description."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Powieść autobiograficzna amerykańska"@pl
  • "Case studies"@en
  • "Case studies"

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  • "Dziwny skrawek raju"@pl
  • "Dziwny skrawek raju"
  • "La nuit sauvage"
  • "Strange piece of paradise"
  • "Strange piece of paradise"@en
  • "Strange piece of paradise : a return to the American West to investigate my attempted murder - and solve the riddle of myself"@en
  • "Vals paradijs"

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