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Bezig met laden... The Barrens: A Novel of Love and Death in the Canadian Arctic (2022)door Kurt Johnson, Ellie Johnson
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"This riveting debut is at once a white-water adventure, coming-of-age novel, and tale of tragic love-and an extraordinary father-daughter collaboration. Two young women attending college decide to have a summer adventure canoeing the rapids-strewn Thelon River that runs 450 miles through the uninhabited Barren Lands of subarctic Canada. Holly made the trip once before with a group of skilled paddlers she trained with at camp, and she wants to share that experience with her friend and lover, Lee, believing it will draw them closer. But a week in, Holly, the risk-taker, falls while taking a selfie near the edge of a cliff. She is left injured and comatose, and soon dies. Their locator beacon for summoning rescue was smashed in Holly's fall. It remains to Lee, the inexperienced paddler, to continue the grueling and dangerous trip alone, to save herself and return her lover's body to civilization and Holly's family. In their relationship, Holly and Lee had always told each other stories; Holly had called Lee a "storyist." Storytelling helps Lee endure the rigors of her journey and engage her grief as she explores her relationship with Holly while chronicling her own coming-of-age off the grid in Nebraska with her estranged eco-anarchist, survivalist father who is now serving time in prison"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Although The Barrens by father and daughter coauthors Kurt and Ellie Johnson, is, on the surface, an adventure tale, it is mainly a character study. Not to say there isn't plenty of action and nail-biting peril but, at its heart, this is a story of love, loss, grief, and one woman's resilience in the face of adversity. It is told from Lee's perspective as we learn her back story, her love for Holly and her sense of loss, her descriptions of the ecosystem, as well as the stories she makes up to help her through the long days as she struggles to reach civilization including the life that she and Holly could have had. A very compelling and intelligent read.
Thanks to Edelweiss+ and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review ( )