Caribou Island: A Novel
On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Gary and Irene's marriage is unraveling. Following the outline of Gary's old dream and trying to rebuild their life together, they are finally constructing the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place. But the...
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On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Gary and Irene's marriage is unraveling. Following the outline of Gary's old dream and trying to rebuild their life together, they are finally constructing the kind of cabin that drew them to Alaska in the first place. But the onset of an early winter and the overwhelming isolation of the prehistoric wilderness threaten their bond to the core. Brilliantly drawn and fiercely honest, "Caribou Island" is a drama of bitter love and failed dreams--an unforgettable portrait of desolation, violence, and the darkness of the soul.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061875724 (0061875724)
ASIN: 0061875724
Publish date: 2011-01-18
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Not for me at this time.blurb - Caribou Island is the second novel from David Vann, whose groundbreaking first book, Legend of a Suicide, has become a best-seller around the world and has just won the 2010 Prix Medicis Etranger. It will be broadcast just after publication. Caribou Island is again se...
Wow...this book had me reading with my mouth open I was so shocked by the storyline at the end of the book. Basically, the story of 3 couples who have intertwined for different reasons, but mainly focuses on an older couple who have a problem marriage and decide to live on an island in Alaska..I was...
Caribou Island is a masterpiece. Set in the remote bleakness of water-soaked, small town Alaska, this is a tale of desperation, failure, of man-versus-nature but also of man so arrogant and self-involved, so removed from reality that he does not bother to properly prepare for the battle. Some hope ...
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