When Susan agrees to a canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness with her estranged husband, she doesn't expect to paddle through moonlit white water while escaping a raging forest fire. Nor could she foresee the canoe capsizing, stranding her on the opposite side of the river. How will she survive?
Her husband, David Brooks, thinks his wife has drowned but when he sees her alive he turns and runs in the opposite direction... why? Susan and David will struggle with nature and at times with each other and their memories. Two distinct viewpoints converging to a surprising climax.
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March 16, 2009: One of those novels I look for, but rarely find. You don't just read it, you inhabit it--the characters, the locales, the marriage that is both complex and fragile. May's first book is one he should be proud of, a mystery, compelling you to press on, suspense building all the while thanks to fluid writing with generous details. WTRS will carry you effortlessly to the climax, and beyond