Chasing Windmills
a compelling and deeply moving novel from bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
This thought-provoking, compulsive novel shows how a simple story has the power to move you in the most extraordinary ways. From Richard & Judy bestselling Catherine Ryan Hyde, perfect for fans of Mark Haddon, Mitch Albom and Alice Sebold.
'This gritty love story is compelling reading' -- Sun
'Surprisingly wonderful' -- Mirror
'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review
'Engrossing page turner' -- ***** Reader review
'Pure escapism from beginning to end' -- ***** Reader review
'A wonderful, wonderful read' -- ***** Reader review
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A CHANCE MEETING ON A TRAIN, AND TWO LIVES CHANGED FOREVER...
Sebastian, at 17, has never eaten pizza, never been to school, never even hung out with other kids. He rides the subway at night to escape his father's strict, possessive parenting.
Maria, 22 and mother to two young children, has just lost her job. Afraid to confess to her violent boyfriend, Maria resorts to riding the subway when he thinks she's at work.
And then one night, on an empty train, Sebastian and Maria make eye contact . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the simple and captivating latest from Pay It Forward author Hyde, a chance encounter proves life-changing for two lonely New York City subway riders. Four months shy of 18, Sebastian Mundt has been held a virtual prisoner by his father since his mother died: his father home-schools him and doesn't let him have outside relationships. One night, with his father heavily sedated by his sleeping pill, Sebastian sneaks out to ride the subway and locks eyes with Maria Arquette, a young mother who is caught in an abusive marriage. The two share an instant connection and take to meeting on the subway almost nightly and tentatively planning a future in the California desert town that Sebastian remembers from childhood, where thousands of windmills stretch out across the horizon. Hyde gracefully alternates between Sebastian's and Maria's perspectives with gentle nods to this New York love story's precursors . It is their voices at once utterly credible and heartbreakingly na ve that make the book, and while this is being billed as an adult novel, its closest stylistic relative is S.E. Hinton's YA classic The Outsiders.
