The Road to Paradise
A Vintage National Parks Novel
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Publisher Description
An ideal sanctuary and a dream come true–that’s what Margaret Lane feels as she takes in God’s gorgeous handiwork in Mount Rainier National Park. It’s 1927 and the National Park Service is in its youth when Margie, an avid naturalist, lands a coveted position alongside the park rangers living and working in the unrivaled splendor of Mount Rainier’s long shadow.
But Chief Ranger Ford Brayden is still haunted by his father’s death on the mountain, and the ranger takes his work managing the park and its crowd of visitors seriously. The job of watching over an idealistic senator’s daughter with few practical survival skills seems a waste of resources.
When Margie’s former fiancé sets his mind on developing the Paradise Inn and its surroundings into a tourist playground, the plans might put more than the park’s pristine beauty in danger. What will Margie and Ford sacrifice to preserve the splendor and simplicity of the wilderness they both love?
Karen Barnett’s vintage national parks novels bring to vivid life President Theodore Roosevelt’s vision for protected lands, when he wrote in Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter: "There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred."
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Barnett plunges readers into the dangerous beauty of 1920s Mount Rainier National Park. Chief Ranger Ashford Brayden has grown up on the mountain and is well aware of how to care for the park. He also knows the dangers that the mountain holds. Margaret Lane, the daughter of a senator, is used to the luxuries of wealth and prestige. She comes to the park to experience the beauty of nature firsthand and run away from Philip Carmichael, who wants more than she is willing to give. When Margie arrives at the park, she immediately starts challenging Ford's worldview. Though she is unaware of it, Margie is shaking everything Ford has come to believe about the mountain and God. Philip has his sights set on marrying Margie, despite her refusal. Through underhanded dealings and outright manipulations, Philip pushes Margie and Ford together. Alone on a mountain, Margie and Ford confront the truth about their past and their faith. Barnett's beautifully written tale unravels a broken faith and hurting heart through the refreshing embrace of the outdoors. Ford's torn faith makes him relatable, and Barnett shines a light on the grieving and forgiving that must take place before healing can occur, making for an uplifting tale that will bolster reader's spirit through the quiet grace of Mount Rainier.
