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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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“You may know Kevin Wilson from his multiple novels in which people burst into flame. This one is a bit more grounded in reality but still just as zany: it’s about four half-siblings whose father abandoned them one by one and reinvented himself with each new family he started. It’s like The Royal Tenenbaums with the quirky, high-achieving personalities of the characters and Little Miss Sunshine in that it takes place over the course of a family road trip. If you like mystery novels, organic farming, women’s basketball, or low-budget, independent filmmaking, there’s a character here who you’ll connect with. Marin Ireland narrates them all brilliantly! ”
— Sarah • Scuppernong Books

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“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

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“Tender and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the story of a most unusual cross-country family road trip. Highly recommended! ”
— Nola • Betty's Books

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“The best part about this book was that it was UNIQUE! The four main characters are extremely well developed and you can easily see the story unfold in your mind. This is one of those redemptive novels that leaves you satisfied!”
— Becca the Book Lady • Alexandria on Main

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“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

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“Kevin Wilson has such a unique ability to write about the strangest scenarios in a way that make you think, "huh, yeah, that is how that would feel." This heartwarming, weird story about four siblings finding each other and journeying to find their father is no different. Highly recommend!”
— Ashley • Niche Books

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“Such a fun ride.. even if it was in a PT Cruiser! ”
— Sally • Magic City Books

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“Kevin Wilson brings us his most approachable book yet with RUN FOR THE HILLS. A young woman, a farmer in Tennessee, still mourns for when her father up and left her and her mother with no warning. Then, one day, a man appears at her farm. He is her half-brother, and their Dad ran away from him a few years before he became the woman's father. He knows where the father is now, and he knows there are at least two other kids his father spawned and deserted. They decide to road trip to confront their father, picking up the other kids along the way. Hijinks ensue, but this never quite goes where you expect it to, and the book ends up being about the bond the siblings form much more than their shiftless father. It's charming and delightful, and I fell in love with all the characters -- something Kevin Wilson is very good at doing. An original delight!”
— Bill • An Unlikely Story

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

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“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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“Deadpan-wit and heart, in this found family roadtrip story...Kevin Wilson does it again. ”
— Andra • Albany Books

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“Kevin Wilson is a much needed literary voice. His books are always delightfully zany while not feeling slight. Mad is one of Wilson’s best central characters yet and each episode in her journey is a joy to read.”
— James Harrod • West Side Books

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About the author

#38 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.