Mark H. (recyclist1954) - , reviewed on 5/16/2011 + 33 more book reviews

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This is as much a story of a great, though seemingly improbable love, as it is the tale of a couple's final canoe trip down a fabled Southern river, the St. Mary's. The author intertwines the two, telling us about this fictional couple and their great love, and their effort to do all of the things on her "bucket list," as it were, during their shared final voyage. Theirs is an enduring love, one that endures both family pressure and personal agony, to the very end of their trip together. The book also offers glimpses into the life of the South, as seen through the eyes of this traveler while on the trip, and through what she shows him as she opens her world to him. And it speaks of the heart and mind of the artist he is and will become. Be prepared, however: this book offers a lot of detailed description of the river and its life, its history and how navigating this waterway is not simple and certainly never easy. Still, reading this book is well worth the trip. You will be changed by the voyage.

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