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The River
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The River
A gripping tale of man vs nature, and the destructive power of revenge from the author of New York Times bestseller The Dog Stars.
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'I COULDN'T TURN THE PAGES FAST ENOUGH' Clare Mackintosh
'BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND UNBEARABLY TENSE' Observer
'UTTER JOY... GLORIOUS DRAMA AND LYRICAL FLAIR' Denise Mina, New York Times
TWO FRIENDS
Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college, brought together by their shared love of the great outdoors.
THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
When they decide to take time off university, canoeing down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness adventure.
No phones. No fellow travellers. No going back.
A HELLISH RIDE
But as a raging wildfire starts to make its way towards them and they stumble across a woman who has been brutally attacked and left for dead, the desperate race for survival becomes a much deadlier game of cat and mouse.
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The River by Peter Heller is praised for its beautiful writing and tense storytelling, immersing readers in the wilderness with vivid prose. Critics have noted its suspenseful plot, which is delivered with both dramatic flair and lyrical quality. The novel's descriptions of the natural world are particularly admired for being both lyrical and action-packed.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781474612081
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 272
About the Author
PETER HELLER is the award-winning author of THE DOG STARS, a New York Times bestseller and a Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle and Atlantic Book of the Year, and THE RIVER, an Observer Thriller of the Year.
Born and raised in New York, he has travelled the world as an expedition kayaker, writing about challenging descents in the Pamirs, the Tien Shan mountains, the Caucuses, Central America and Peru. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he received an MFA in fiction and poetry, and won a Michener fellowship for his epic poem 'The Psalms of Malvine'.Also by Peter Heller
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