Heller’s melodious renderings are drawn from a lifetime of not just witnessing nature, but of actively paying attention to how it is woven together.”
“As much an allegory about man’s impact on the Earth as it is an adventure story. Reminiscent of James Dickey’s classic Deliverance.” “ superbly crafted adventure-action-mystery story. Heller writes with deep respect and empathy for not only nature and its inhabitants but also of human frailty, friendship, loyalty, and love. “Stunning, beautiful, life-affirming, and heartbreaking. "The prose is glorious, Heller’s evocation of the natural surroundings stunning, the tension razor-sharp." The River is a beauty-of-nature/cruelty-of-humanity hybrid, but this time he leans into the thriller aspect of the tale, with gripping results.” Full of rushing life and profound consequences.” “ poetic and unnerving wilderness thriller. A suspenseful tale told with glorious drama and lyrical flair.” Is this the same 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. One night, with the fire advancing, they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank the next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. 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. 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. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Wynn and Jack have been best friends since college orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful."- The Denver Post "A fiery tour de force … I could not put this book down. From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars comes the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip-a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence.
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