1. Twenty-Nine Miles from Sheridan is a novel by Rick Preti about a man named Michael Agresta who assaults his wife during a marital argument.
2. After being injured and enraged, Marie demands that Michael leave home. He goes on a wilderness trip hoping to heal, but instead encounters a series of dangerous events.
3. The novel examines how men can become victimized by laws regarding domestic violence and depicts Michael's struggle to survive in the wilderness after the assault.