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A young fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat off an island in the Pacific Northwest. The novel tells of love and war and the ways men and women struggle for survival and redemption.
Teresa Borden, October 3, 2010 (view all comments by Teresa Borden)
It's a cliché, I know, but I truly could not put this book down. I loved the imagery and sense of place and purpose: cedars and forest, snow and wind, people struggling through the snow, all juxtaposed beside the central conflict of disparate people's desires and intermingled lives. This is a book I'll keep and treasure for its truths and essential wisdom.
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Teresa Borden, October 3, 2010 (view all comments by Teresa Borden)
It's a cliché, I know, but I truly could not put this book down. I loved the imagery and sense of place and purpose: cedars and forest, snow and wind, people struggling through the snow, all juxtaposed beside the central conflict of disparate people's desires and intermingled lives. This is a book I'll keep and treasure for its truths and essential wisdom.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No (4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
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A young fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat off an island in the Pacific Northwest. The novel tells of love and war and the ways men and women struggle for survival and redemption.
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