Penny Allen's This Rescue Thing Available April 16th

PORTLAND, Ore. - March 24, 2024 - PRLog -- Penny Allen's thrilling new novel, This Rescue Thing, will be available on April 16, 2024 via all major bookstore outlets. This remarkable story of friendship through thick and thin sets its stage across the globe, in cities that include Portland, Paris and Bangkok. As our narrator recounts her struggle to extract Sansan, an old friend she hasn't heard from in years, from a mental facility in Thailand, she endures all manner of unexpected (and often unwanted) adventures along the way. Taking place at a time when technology was not as pervasive to aid in the effortless communication required for such a rescue mission, the narrator is frequently left with no choice but to rely on sheer instinct and intuition to get to Sansan and bring her back safely. Though that doesn't go quite according to plan either…

Here's what people are saying about This Rescue Thing:

"I cannot remember a book where I cried so often…a valiant woman visiting a friend who turns out she is saving from madness, delusion, disorientation, in a very foreign country—and parts of it are from pre-tech Portland, just as I remember it…this book has everything, buy it."

-Gus Van Sant, filmmaker

"A strange and gripping tale with a compelling central character and colorful evocations of place, all couched in vivid writing."

-John Rockwell, music and dance critic

"The mysterious Sansan has entangled herself in a mixture of crime, sex and dangerous company, and is now imprisoned in a jungle hospital. She has reached out for last-chance help from the narrator, who leaves her job in Paris and goes to Thailand where she encounters surprises, good or bad, around every corner."

-Rudy Engelander, dramaturge

Further information: This Rescue Thing is available for review upon request, at which time the reviewer or publication will be sent a pdf copy of the novel (unless, under special circumstances, a hard copy is required). Discover the rest of our catalogue at theopiatebooks.com.