Caribou Island a novel
On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unraveling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, and Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary's old dream, they're hauling logs to Ca...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, a marriage is unraveling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, and Irene, haunted by a tragedy in her past, are trying to rebuild their life together. Following the outline of Gary's old dream, they're hauling logs to Caribou Island in good weather and in terrible storms, in sickness and in health, to build the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place. But this island is not right for Irene. They are building without plans or advice, and when winter comes early, the overwhelming isolation of the prehistoric wilderness threatens their bond to the core. |
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| Physical Description: | 293 p. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780061875724 0061875724 |
| Author Notes: | David Vann is a U.S. author who will be featured at the Byron bay Writers' Festival 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) |
