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THREE KEYS
Newly widowed and unemployed, a woman in her mid-fifties sets off on a journey of trespassing and adventure throughout the American West and beyond in this witty, thought-provoking novel from a PEN USA Award–winning writer.
Becoming invisible is painful . . . unless you know how to work it.
Ammalie Brinks has just lost the three keys of her life’s purpose—her husband, her job, and her role as a mom after her son went off to college. She’s also mystified to find herself in middle age—how exactly had that happened? The idea of becoming irrelevant, invisible, of letting her life vaguely slip away—well, the terror of that has her driving through Nebraska with a fork in her hair.
What she does have is this: three literal keys, saved in a drawer for years. Keys to homes she hopes will be empty, from her and her husband's past--homes she plans on breaking into. And so Ammalie embarks on an international and increasingly complicated journey—criminal behavior turns out to be challenging—as she seeks to find a life truly her own. And that middle age business? As someone breaking the law, she finds there's real benefit to being invisible while she works on becoming the striking, bold, and very much manifested self she wants to be.
Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award for Fiction and the Colorado Book Award, offers a delightful exploration of the very serious business of living a full and honest life. Filled with love, heartbreak, and criminal behavior, Three Keys tackles the unavoidable sorrows and joys coming of age (again) with the zest and vigor that it deserves.
Laura Pritchett has written many books; she is the author of five novels, a play, and two books of nonfiction, as well as the editor of three environmental-based anthologies.
Her novels: THE BLUE HOUR, (Counterpoint, 2017), RED LIGHTNING (Counterpoint, 2015) STARS GO BLUE (Counterpoint, 2014), SKY BRIDGE (Milkweed Editions, 2009), and HELL’S BOTTOM, COLORADO (Milkweed Editions, 2001).
She has won the PEN USA Award for Fiction, the Colorado Book Award, the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the WILLA Award, the High Plains Book Award, and was a finalist for the Dublin International Book Award, and shortlisted for many others.
Pritchett is known for championing the complex and contemporary American West, giving voice to the working class, and even re-writing the “Western.” She developed and directs the MFA in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University, one of the few in the nation with a focus on environmental and place-based writing. She lives in Colorado. Site: www.laurapritchett.com Social: Twitter: @authorlaura Instagram: laurapritchettauthor
“In this funny, heartwarming novel, Ammalie Brinks is a woman literally on the brink. As she tries to move away from a painful past and envision a better future, she is both journeywoman and petty criminal who breaks into homes in an effort to regain some of what she has lost. Pritchett's wry wit infuses this poignant story. Think Eat, Pray, Love goes rogue and you have Three Keys”. -–Mary Morris, author of Gateway to the Moon
“Cages come in different forms. Some have four walls and a front door. But what happens when those walls disappear, and you're left with the freedom to find out who you are on your own? That's the question you'll be asking yourself after reading this amazing novel. Three Keys is joyful, insightful, adventurous, and altogether satisfying. I loved it.” - Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
"Laura Pritchett gives us an unforgettable portrait of a woman—every woman—who has lived a life for others and needs to start living for herself. Recently widowed Ammalie isn’t entirely sure how she feels about her late husband and so sets off to find him in the places he most loved. Fancying herself a fugitive, not deserving of society, she finds instead a world full of grace and compassion—for herself, her journey, and for all who grieve. This is a beautiful, funny, meditative novel that will bring you to tears with its optimism.” —Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of California Golden and The Swans of Fifth Avenue
“In her mid-fifties, everything about Ammalie’s life changes. She knew the empty nest was coming, but the loss of her job and her husband’s sudden death are brutal, unexpected blows. Reeling, she sets off on a trip she doesn’t quite know how to define. Is it a quest or an escape? A crime spree or a hero’s journey? Pritchett has written a beautiful, age-defying story about discovering your inextricable connection to the whole wide world. This is a book to hold close not only while you read, but as you march into your own battles against the joys and terrors of a life in constant motion.” —Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair
“How could I not adore a book featuring a strong, feisty, fifty-something woman, who despite being widowed, unemployed, and empty-nested, goes out on the road to break into three very different homes she just happens to have the keys to? Audacious and inspiring, Three Keys isn’t just about breaking in, it’s about breaking out, of finding the person you were meant to be all along, despite anyone else’s expectations or insistence that you be invisible. Filled with award-winner Pritchett’s electric prose and love of the natural world, this book is irresistible.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Days of Wonder
“You wouldn't expect a book about grief, fear, and climate anxiety to be un-put-down-able, and yet: I read the final third in one sitting, eager to follow Ammalie's adventures to the end.”—Blythe Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled
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