The Itinerant

Left without parents in a post-apocalyptic world, fifteen-year-old Parker tries to provide for himself and his little sister, but he faces obstacles even more challenging than merely finding food. In this lawless new non-society, Parker tries to navigate around criminals, despots, and desperados, while trying to make, or find, a place suitable to call home. He discovers a gift that he never knew he had, which complicates their lives and makes it both harder and sweeter for both of them.This post-apocalyptic novel by veteran author Elizabeth Engstrom is a haunting treatise on our lives and times and the spiritual realities that might save us all. She takes a new look at what could easily be our future and finds some unexpected beauty.