Three strikes and you’re out.
That’s the iron-clad rule in a near-future North America where patience with crime–and criminals–has run out. First offenders are educated about the consequences of their crimes, the goal being effective rehabilitation. Second offenders are sent to prison in the hope they’ll get the message. And those who offend a third time . . . They’re kicked out.
In this intriguing novel, novelist and philosopher Peg Tittle explores the consequences of crime and punishment in a world in which repeat offenders are permanently expelled from society. LJ is one such offender, who finds himself escorted into a partitioned area of northern Canada. Exile is the story of his quest for survival and, eventually, restitution.
Rock’s Mills Press 2019
A screenplay version of Exile was a Finalist in the WriteMovies competition and a Quarter-finalist in the Fade-In competition. (Interested parties, please inquire!)
If you’d like an ebook version, it’s available in Kindle, Kobo, NookBook, and iBook, but you can download it as an epub or pdf right here! For free. (Thanks, Rock’s Mills Press!) And here’s why.
If you’d like the paperback version, it’s available at all the usual online bookstores, but hey, why not purchase it directly from Rock’s Mills Press!
(And if anyone feels inclined to write a review or some sort of reader response that I can post here, do send it to me!) (And thanks!)
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“Thought-provoking stuff, as usual from Peg Tittle.” James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader
