The River: A Novel
by Heller, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0525521879
- ISBN 13
- 9780525521877
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 6x1x8. 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.
Reviews
On Sep 27 2022, a reader said:
I first learned of Heller via the Mountain & Prairie podcast (worth checking out as well) & was interested in the author's adventure writing background. After reading this book in two days, I can officially say I am a major fan of Peter Heller. Complex characters, a great setting & a story that reminds me of questionable/memorable trips with friends from college. (Although, thankfully, ours never turned quite so dark & foreboding.)
One of my favorite books. It has it all - outdoor adventure, deep friendship, struggle and heartbreak.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020023866
- Title
- The River: A Novel
- Author
- Heller, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0525521879
- ISBN 13
- 9780525521877
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 2019
- Size
- 6x1x8
- X weight
- 14 oz
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About the Seller
Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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New Castle, Colorado
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