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The Signal Hardback - 2009

by Carlson, Ron

A beautifully written andsuspenseful tale of love and perilby an award-winning writer

Backpacking into the Wind River Mountains ontheir tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie,find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains ofWyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes froma long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keepingthe family land has led him into penury and a life ofcrime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girlwho came west for love, only to have it stolen from herbit by bit.

They've made this trip to say goodbye to eachother, but as they navigate the trails they know sowell, they come to understand the true nature of theirwounds. And Mack has one more secret: he is trying toreceive a signal and retrieve something that has fallenfrom the sky. It is a beacon that will lead them into awood far darker than they've ever imagined.Ron Carlson's love for the mountains and hismastery of fiction radiate in the pages of this thrilling,fast-paced love story.


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A beautifully written and suspenseful tale of love and peril by an award-winning writerBackpacking into the Wind River Mountains on their tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie, find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains of Wyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes from a long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keeping the family land has led him into penury and a life of crime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girl who came west for love, only to have it stolen from her bit by bit.Theyve made this trip to say goodbye to each other, but as they navigate the trails they know so well, they come to understand the true nature of their wounds. And Mack has one more secret: he is trying to receive a signal and retrieve something that has fallen from the sky. It is a beacon that will lead them into a wood far darker than theyve ever imagined. Ron Carlsons love for the mountains and his mastery of fiction radiate in the pages of this thrilling, fast-paced love story.

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A beautifully written and suspenseful tale of love and peril by an award-winning writer
Backpacking into the Wind River Mountains on their tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie, find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains of Wyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes from a long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keeping the family land has led him into penury and a life of crime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girl who came west for love, only to have it stolen from her bit by bit. They've made this trip to say goodbye to each other, but as they navigate the trails they know so well, they come to understand the true nature of their wounds. And Mack has one more secret: he is trying to receive a signal and retrieve something that has fallen from the sky. It is a beacon that will lead them into a wood far darker than they've ever imagined. Ron Carlson's love for the mountains and his mastery of fiction radiate in the pages of this thrilling, fast-paced love story.

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  • Title The Signal
  • Author Carlson, Ron
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 192
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Viking Adult, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009-05-28
  • ISBN 9780670021000

About the author

Ron Carlson is the award-winning author of four story collections and four novels, most recently "Five Skies." His fiction has appeared in "Harper's, The New Yorker, Playboy," and "GQ," and has been featured on NPR's "This American Life" and Selected Shorts as well as in "Best American Short Stories "and "The O. Henry Prize Stories." His novella, "Beanball," was recently selected for "Best American Mystery Stories." He is the director of the UC Irvine writing program and lives in Huntington Beach, California.
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