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Run for the Hills

A Novel

by Kevin Wilson

Narrator Marin Ireland

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Length 7 hours 22 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“Lovely, heartfelt, and funny! ”
— Shelby • Magic City Books

Bookseller recommendation

“I don't want to tell you anything about this book, because reading a Kevin Wilson book for the first time is an absolute joy. Without giving much away, I'll say that as usual, you can expect the unexpected. Kevin has a knack of making characters messy yet instantly likeable. I delighted in the premise right away and looked forward to every new chapter as it unfolded. In Run for the Hills, you may believe you know where things are going, but happily still be surprised. It's a literal thrill ride. I finished an early advanced copy way too fast, but I'm overjoyed that I get to revisit Mad, Rube and all these familial characters when the most skilful narrator Marin Ireland - who brought life to my other Wilson fave, Nothing to See Here - 're-read' the book to me, tackling Wilson's new world of words for the audiobook.”
— Ernio • River Bend Bookshop

Bookseller recommendation

“Road-trip novels are always fun, but when you add in a group of stepsiblings who didn’t know of each other’s existence before traveling together to track down their mysterious estranged father, you have a family drama of epic proportions. In Kevin Wilson’s deft hands (Nothing to See Here, The Family Fang), the quirky sibling stories slowly reveal a full picture of loss and renewal, creating an emotionally resonant and deeply moving account of what being part of a chosen family is.”
— Casey • Bookshop Santa Cruz

Bookseller recommendation

“This is such a sweet story about a group of people who discover themselves while on a quest to find their estranged father. ”
— Natalie • Katy Budget Books

Bookseller recommendation

“Kevin Wilson’s comic novel of long-lost siblings on a quest, narrated by my fave, Marin Ireland, hits the sweet spot between absurdist and affecting. It’s also the best kind of book to listen to, with lots of deadpan dialogue and a nice clip to the action. ”
— Amy • Snowfort Books

Bookseller recommendation

“Kevin Wilson has an amazing talent of creating unique characters with very complex emotions and their own voice. Rube, Mad, Pep and Tom are pulled together on a quest that frames the plot but stays out of the way. They became real to me and I was a more than a little sad to close the door on the Chevy and leave. ”
— Kimm • Gilbert and Ivy

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“A hilarious family story that’ll make you think about the impact parents have on their children. I always love Kevin Wilson’s books on audio especially!”
— Rachel • Interabang Books

Summary
About the author

#25 in Bestselling Audiobooks #10 in Bestselling Fiction - Literary Audiobooks

Audiobook performed by Marin Ireland

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: Time, People, LitHub, and BookRiot

An unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this heartfelt new novel from the bestselling author of Nothing to See Here.

Ever since her dad left them twenty years ago, it’s been just Madeline Hill and her mom on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee. While it’s a bit lonely, she sometimes admits, and a less exciting life than what she imagined for herself, it’s mostly okay. Mostly.

Then one day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and informs Madeline that he believes she’s his half sister. Reuben—left behind by their dad thirty years ago—has hired a detective to track down their father and a string of other half siblings. And he wants Mad to leave her home and join him on a road trip to find them all.

As Mad and Rube—and eventually the others—share stories of their father, who behaved so differently in each life he created, they begin to question what he was looking for with every new incarnation. Who are they to one another? What kind of man will they find? And how will these new relationships change Mad’s previously solitary life on the farm?

Infused with deadpan wit and enormous heart, Run for the Hills is a sibling story like no other—a novel about a family forged under the most unlikely circumstances and united by hope in an unknown future.

Fiction Fiction - Literary

Kevin Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Nothing to See Here, and The Family Fang, as well as two story collections. His work has received the Shirley Jackson Award and been selected as a Read with Jenna book club pick. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons.