Last night in Twisted River a novel
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County-to Boston, to southern Vermont, to To...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County-to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto-pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. A tale that spans five decades. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 554 p. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781400063840 (acid-free paper) 1400063841 (acid-free paper) |
| Author Notes: | (Publisher Provided) |
