Anne Woodrow is on honeymoon in Scotland when fate gives her a slap in the face: right then and there, her new husband falls in love with another woman. Injured and grieving, she returns home alone and conceives of a project of renewal. She will climb Mt. LeConte in the Smokies by way of the twelve streams that drain its slopes—a strenuous, dangerous activity. She makes heAnne Woodrow is on honeymoon in Scotland when fate gives her a slap in the face: right then and there, her new husband falls in love with another woman. Injured and grieving, she returns home alone and conceives of a project of renewal. She will climb Mt. LeConte in the Smokies by way of the twelve streams that drain its slopes—a strenuous, dangerous activity. She makes her way up the streams without benefit of a trail, scrambling beside shining cascades. Her companions on the stream journeys are a trio of crass and funny hiking pals. A relationship develops with a man—but it doesn’t turn out the way she expects. The stream journeys are interwoven in an unconventional way with her experience of reading The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, published 1915. Its peculiar and shadowy scenes resonate with actual events. The Twelve Streams of LeConte brings together mirroring worlds of adventure tales and mountains. It speaks the language of people who engage the landscape rather than admire it from a distance, and it unapologetically explores the life of a serious reader. ...
| Title | : | the twelve streams of leconte |
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| ISBN | : | 25144180 |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Status | : | Available For Download |
| Last checked | : | 21 Minutes ago! |
the twelve streams of leconte Reviews
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Good Introspective ReadingRevealing of,perhaps,the inner turmoil and self introspection of the author. My own experiences hiking in the Great Smoky Mtns made the reading experience ever more real. RIP Jenny
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Enjoyed the way the author weaved the current day, past, and the story in the book the main character reads. The characters never grabbed me and sucked me in though.
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This is a quietly beautiful story, very well told. I loved the combination of hiking, literature, personal goals, friendships and grief, experienced through the eyes of an authentic and original heroine.
