Book description
The temperature is over 100. The rapids are some of the largest in
North America. Water levels are rising. And JT Maroney, veteran river
guide, is leading his 125th trip down the Colorado River in the Grand
Canyon.
For the next two weeks, his 13 passengers - strangers, mostly - will
paddle, row, swim, ride the rapids, eat gourmet meals, sleep under the
stars, and learn a lot about geology. They’ll learn a lot about each
other, too - perhaps more than they want to know. Allegiances form, and
likewise dissolve, in the course of an afternoon. JT’s decision on the
first day to adopt a stray dog further complicates the group dynamics,
leading to a series of fateful mishaps, one of which will alter the
course of many lives. Elisabeth Hyde is the author of four previous
novels, including the top ten bestselling The Abortionist's Daughter
. Born and raised in New Hampshire, she has since lived in Vermont,
Washington, D. C., San Francisco, and Seattle. In 1979 she received her
law degree and practiced briefly with the U. S. Department of Justice.
She teaches creative writing and currently lives with her husband and
three children in Boulder, Colorado, where she is currently at work on
her fifth novel.
