The Smoke Jumper: A Novel
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
His first novel, the international phenomenon The Horse Whisperer, became a publishing legend, setting a benchmark for contemporary best sellers when it hit number one on the New York Times list faster than any first novel in history.
He returned to enthrall his fans all across the world with his second triumph, The Loop, proving that here was a master storyteller of enduring power and appeal.
Now the acclaimed author delivers a searing new novel of love and loyalty, of guilt and of honor. In a story set against the epic backdrop of wilderness firefighting and front-line photojournalism, he gives his millions of fans another hero...The Smoke Jumper.
In The Smoke Jumper, Nicholas Evans delivers his most powerful novel to date, a story of two best friends and the woman they both love. When a terrible mountain fire forces her to choose between them, all three lives are changed forever. Here, Evans explores the territory he has carved out as his own: raw but complex emotion set against a vast landscape. Writing unflinchingly about the yearnings of the human heart and the painful quest for self-discovery, he gives us here a story of three fine people forced to walk the flames of passion and guilt and to make the devastating choice between love and honor.
The Smoke Jumper combines pulse-pounding suspense with an unforgettable love story that his fans all over the world will avidly embrace.
Customer Reviews
Great story & great nararrator!
This story has it all. Nicholas Evans is a great story teller of the human spirit. Luke Perry was a perfect voice for the story. I took this camping and the whole campsite was taken in by the story. Also try The Loop by Nicholas Evans.