The Barrens : a novel of love and death in the Canadian Arctic
"This riveting debut is at once a white-water adventure, coming-of-age novel, tale of tragic love--and an extraordinary father-daughter collaboration. Two young women attending college decide to have a summer adventure canoeing the rapids-strewn Thelon River that runs 450 miles through the uninhabited Barren Lands of subarctic Canada. Holly made the trip once before with a group of skilled paddlers she trained with at camp, and she wants to share...
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