Synopses & Reviews
Evans demonstrates the same intricacy of plot and depth of characterization that defined his international best-seller The Horse Whisperer
[a] heartrending story of a family in crisis.”Booklist
For many anguished months Ben and Sarah Cooper's daughter has been on the run from the FBI, wanted for murder and acts of eco-terrorism. But when Abbie's body is found embedded in the ice of a remote mountain creek, the family's devastation deepens into mystery. How did she die? And what was the trail of events that led this golden child of a loving family so tragically astray?
In a journey of discovery and redemption that takes us from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the West, The Divide tells the story of a family fractured by betrayal. It explores the pain we inflict on those we love the most and charts the passions and needs, the dashed hopes and disillusionments, that connect and divide all men and women.
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"As with Evans's other novels, the landscape figures as prominently as the characters, though at times the descriptions are slightly overwritten and preachy. Nonetheless, this is an engaging story that Evans's fans will want to read." Library Journal
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"Part thriller, part family drama....The bestselling author of The Horse Whisperer returns to the rugged American West for this story of a damaged family's eventual redemption." Kirkus Reviews
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"Sure to be a runaway success, this lyrical novel runs the gamut from devastation to despair to deliverance." Booklist
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"The Divide may be a mystery, a drama and a travelogue tangled up in one volume, but the sum of its parts never adds up to a compelling whole." Rocky Mountain News
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"The Divide is readable, boasts an involving plot and big themes. What hobbles it are predictability and wooden writing." Dallas-Ft. Worth Star Telegram
Synopsis
A woman wanted for murder and acts of terrorism is found embedded in ice in the backcountry. What trail of events led the once joyous, golden child of a loving family so tragically astray? And how did she die?
Synopsis
Two backcountry skiers find the body of a young woman embedded in the ice of a remote mountain creek. All through the night, police work with arc lights and chain saws to dig her out. But identification doesn't take as long. Abbie Cooper is wanted for murder and acts of eco-terrorism, and her picture is on law-enforcement computers all across America. But just how did she die? And what was the trail of events that led this joyous, golden child of a loving family so tragically astray?
In a journey of discovery and redemption, from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, The Divide delves into the dynamics of a fractured family and their struggle with the pain of lost happiness. Electrifying and heartbreaking, master storyteller Nicholas Evans's new novel delivers an extraordinary tale about the timeless power of nature, and about the yearnings, hopes, and disillusionments that connect and separate all men and women.
About the Author
Nicholas Evans is the bestselling author of The Horse Whisperer (which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide and has been translated into thirty-six languages).