A young man is driving home from a party through the Canadian woods when suddenly a girl appears in his headlights. In an instant, he hits her, and in another instant decides to keep driving, leaving more than one life shattered.
Tom Berry is a hunter, a man who would be most content living out his days in the wilderness with just enough ammunition and kerosene to last the winter. A single father, he has raised his children, Curtis and Erin, with the same absolute dedication he brings to his forestry business, but now he's discovering that might not have been enough.
When the police contact Tom to tell him that Curtis has gone missing, Tom knows at once that only he can find his son. Tom must come down from the mountain to embark on a journey through a stunning yet scarred landscape that ends on the rocky shores of a remote island, where old hurts will finally come to light.
A haunting story of a family in crisis, The Mountain Can Wait introduces Sarah Leipciger as a talent to watch.
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472223890
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 512 g
Dimensions: 240 x 164 x 28 mm
I loved this beautifully crafted novel. Be warned – its pull will sneak up on you unawares!
In the opening chapter a young man makes a devastating error of judgement that will have far-reaching consequences. Flash...
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This is the kind of book that wakes you up, like a dip in a mountain lake at dawn. It captures you from its opening scenes of an unsteady father-children relationship and holds you throughout its emotional journey.... More
The story opens with a shocking scene: a young man, driving late at night on a deserted road, has a moment’s lack of concentration; a girl suddenly appears and, before he can brake, he knocks her down. He stops...
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