With

With

BY DONALD HARINGTON

(THE TOBY PRESS LLC, $19.95)

At first, this suspenseful plot, set mostly on an isolated Ozark mountaintop, revolves around a seemingly horrific fate for an innocent child. We learn the story through the perspectives of the young girl, her abductor, and even the abductor's dog. The story then shifts to the girl as she matures without the benefit of other humans, yet she thrives with the aid of the dog and a menagerie of other befriended animals.

The Arkansas novelist takes us to an imaginative place where we care deeply about each personality. And the ending, oh my, the ending. Suspense story. Love story. Ghost story. Coming-of-age story. Take your pick. Each one accurately describes this Ozarkian world you'll love to inhabit. NANCY DORMAN-HICKSON

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