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- ISBN: 9780307269416 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 0307269418 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 9780307269416 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
- ISBN: 0307269418 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
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Physical Description:
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remote - Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2008.
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General Note: | Title from eBook information screen. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
System Details Note: | Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1009 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 349 KB). |
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Subject: | Male friendship -- Fiction Recluses -- Fiction Washington (State) -- Fiction |
Genre: | Psychological fiction. Electronic books. |
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Summary:
When two boys--John William Barry and Neil Countryman-- meet in 1972 at age sixteen, they're brought together by what they have in common: a fierce intensity and a love of the outdoors that takes them, together and often, into Washington's remote backcountry, where they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive. Soon after graduating from college, Neil sets out on a path that will lead him toward a life as a devoted schoolteacher and family man. But John William makes a radically different choice, dropping out of college and moving deep into the woods, convinced that it is the only way to live without hypocrisy. When John enlists Neil to help him disappear completely, Neil finds himself drawn into a web of secrets and often agonizing responsibility, deceit, and tragedy--one that will finally break open with a wholly unexpected, life-altering revelation.--From publisher description.