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INTO THE JUNGLE

Erica Ferencik

In this thrilling novel from the author of The River at Night, a young woman leaves behind everything she knows to take on the jungle of Bolivia - where her excursion abroad quickly turns into a fight for her life.
Lily Buschwald is ready to live life on her own terms. After spending years in foster care, she decides to leave behind everything she knows once she turns 18 for the adventure of a lifetime. With barely a penny to her name, she travels to Cochabamba, Bolivia, with the dream of teaching English to a wealthy family in the hopes that the may eventually become a family of her own.

But to her horror, she quickly realizes that the program she's signed up for is a scam. Suddenly broke and with no one to turn to, she meets Enzo, a smart and handsome local with whom she quickly begins a whirlwind romance.

With nowhere else to turn, she decides to leave behind the Cochabama village for the thick jungles of Ayachero, the last outpost before the jungle in a string of river towns where Enzo was raised. Instead of a warm welcome, however, Lily is met with cold suspicion. The villagers distrust her, and she quickly finds that living off the land is a far cry from the romantic simplicity she imagined. And it is here where her troubles begin...

Fast-paced, gripping, and full of twists and turns at every corner, INTO THE JUNGLE will have you sleeping with the lights on and venturing no farther than your own backyard. This is Erica Ferencik at her finest.

Erica Ferencik is a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Boston University. Her work has appeared in Salon and The Boston Globe, as well as on National Public Radio. Find out more on her website EricaFerencik.com and follow her on Twitter @EricaFerencik. She is the author of The River at Night and Into the Jungle.
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Published 2019-05-21 by Scout Press/ Gallery Books

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Published 2019-05-21 by Scout Press/ Gallery Books

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The magic and menace of the Amazon is brought to life by Erica Ferencik's lush prose as Lily fights gargantuan spiders, screeching howler monkeys, killer pigs, and her own past demons in an alien atmosphere. Gripping, riveting, and absolutely heart-racing, Into the Jungle demonstrates love's endurance and its ability to build strength and astonishing resilience.

Into the Jungle is a haunting and authoritative exploration of the power and limitations of love - not only between two people, but between individuals and communities, and the wild and unpredictable earth they inhabit. Compulsively readable, this book takes you deep into the fierce and fragile Amazon, and you'll be riveted till the very end.

Relentless and frightening, Into the Jungle [is a] hypnotic, violent, unsparing portrayal of a naïve young American woman's torturous coming-of-age in the unforgiving Amazon wilderness. A nail-biter.

A compelling read. Ferencik pulls you into her narrator's gorgeous but ominous world. You can't stop reading until you have finished the last page long after everyone else's lights are out.

Wild and ferocious and incredibly brave! The talented Erica Ferencik ventures into the deepest recesses of passion, fear, and primal survival. This tale of resilience and power will haunt and inspire you - and sometimes terrify you. A complete tour de force and rivetingly compelling, this dark adventure reveals the astonishing risks people take for love.

Lush, arresting, and uniquely terrifying, Into the Jungle is an unforgettable story of love and survival set in a Bolivian jungle so vividly rendered that you can practically hear the howler monkeys.

[A] ferocious fever dream of a thriller. Ferencik delivers an alternately terrifying and exhilarating tale. Read more...

Riveting, real, and drenched in adventure and magic, Into the Jungle transports the reader to a wet, lush world of jaguars and anacondas, shamans and poachers, terror and wonder. The action is non-stop, the characters unforgettable, and Erica Ferencik's prose dazzles. I couldn't put it down!

Into the Jungle nails with great verve the rigors and joy of travel into the uncharted depths of South America's rainforest and the spiritual lives of its people. Erica Ferencik has written a gem of a book.

Gripping, breathtaking, and exquisitely told - Into The Jungle pulls you into another world, returning you forever transformed.

There is magic in these pages. Transformative and vivid.

Take a deep breath - Into the Jungle is a vivid plunge into a wondrous and eerie world. Gorgeously written, richly atmospheric, and absolutely enthralling.

The menacing pace and ripe, dripping prose made every brush with danger that much more enthralling. Stay alert: You won't want to miss one thrilling detail of Into The Jungle.

The closest thing to an actual hell ride you'll ever experience (one hopes). Thrilling, bloody, and ferocious.

Absolutely intense! Into the Jungle plunges the reader deep into the heart of the Amazon in an adventure as lush and layered as the foliage itself. An extraordinary book with an unusual love story at its center, you'll be on the edge of your seat until the very last word.

I read Erica Ferencik's Into the Jungle in one breathless sitting and when I finished, I wanted to stand up and cheer. Rich, raw, and real, Into the Jungle is a rip-roaring adventure like nothing I've read, with a heroine readers won't soon forget. Highly recommended!