HUNGRY FOR THE WORLD

FromtheauthorofthecriticallyacclaimedIntheWilderness,comesarivetingnewnarrativeofself-discoveryandpersonaltriumph.HungryfortheWorldisthestoryofhowanintelligentandpassionateyoungwoman,yearningforanunderstandingoftheworldbeyondherinsularfamilylife,foundherway.Onthedayofher1976highschoolgraduationinLewiston,Idaho,KimBarnesdecidedshecouldnolongerabidethepatriarchaldominationoffamilyandchurch.Afteradisagreementwithherfather–aloggerandferventadherenttothePentecostalChristianfaith–shegatheredherfewbelongingsandstruckoutonherown.Shehadnoskillsandnofunds,butshehadthecourageandpsychologicalsturdinesstomakeherway,andtoeventuallysurvivetheinfluenceofamanwhosedominancewasofadifferentandmoremenacingsort.HungryfortheWorldisaclassicstoryofthesearchforknowledgeanditsconsequences,bothdireandbeautiful.