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The River

Peter Heller

273 pages

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"A novel about two college friends on a summer wilderness canoe trip"--

Themes
Epic & AdventurousThrilling & PropulsiveDark & BroodingHeartfelt & EmotionalFriendship tested by isolationNature's indifferent powerThe fragility of civilizationSurvival against the unknown
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