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    The River: A Novel
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    The River: A Novel

    Written by Peter Heller

    Narrated by Mark Deakins

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    From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip — a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence.>

    Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing.

    When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in Northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey.

    When they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank and decide to warn them about the fire, their search for the pair turns up nothing and no one. But: The next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman?

    From this charged beginning, master storyteller Peter Heller unspools a headlong, heart-pounding story of desperate wilderness survival.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9781984839923
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    The River: A Novel
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    Peter Heller

    Dr Peter Heller is Head of the Department of Qualification at the Institute of Solar Research, German Aerospace Center, Germany.

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    • 5/5
      Loved this story! Real suspense and real friends - great read
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book. Enjoyed it thoroughly and would recommend to anyone.
    • 2/5
      This one had tons of descriptive language about the surroundings which seemed to take up the majority of the book. Not a lot of characterization and one of the main characters I didn’t even like. The end was disappointing and didn’t provide enough resolution for me.
    • 5/5
      Another great Peter Heller novel. He writes with knowledge and love of the outdoors. It was one of those sit in the driveway until the end of the chapter experience. Very edge of the seat moments throughout.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent story, beautifully told. Great words expressed with feeling and conviction.

      1 person found this helpful