{"product_id":"in-the-heart-of-the-canyon-0739383655","title":"In the Heart of the Canyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0739383655\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hyde, Elisabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct Description From the author of The Abortionists Daughter, a gripping new novel about a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon that changes the lives of everyone on board.Meet Peter, twenty-seven, single, and looking for a quick hookup; Evelyn, a fifty-year-old Harvard professor; and Ruth and Lloyd, river veterans in their seventies. Theres Mitchell, an overeager history buff with no qualms about upstaging the guides with his knowledge. Theres Jill from Salt Lake City, wanting desperately to spark some sense of adventure in her staid Mormon family; and seventeen-year-old Amy, so woefully overweight that she can barely fit into a pup tent, let alone into a life jacket.Guiding them all is JT Maroney, who loves the river with all his heart and who, having made 124 previous trips down the Colorado, thinks he has seen everything. But on their first night, a stray dog wanders into their campsite, upsetting the tentative equilibrium of this makeshift family. Over the next thirteen days, as various decisions are second-guessed and sometimes regretted, both passengers and guides find that sometimes the most daunting adventures on a Colorado River trip have nothing to do with white-water rapids, and everything to do with reconfiguring the rocky canyons of the heart.From the Hardcover edition. Review Praise for Elisabeth HydeIn the Heart of the CanyonHyde is well qualified to guide her readers through this . . . journey. . . . Her prose is vigorous and natural, her perception subtle, her voice and those o f her characters all-American.-Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book ReviewEngaging. . . . Hyde has a keen eye for social dynamics, but shes just as good at keeping the adrenaline pumping. . . . She expertly evokes the thrill and terror of rapid-running. . . . A bracing ride.-Kim Hubbard, PeopleTheres nothing predictable about either Hydes plot or her searing conclusion.-Tina Jordan, Entertainment WeeklyHyde vividly portrays both the wonders and horrors of white-water rafting.-Diane White, The Boston GlobeAn astute, engrossing, character-driven affair. . . . The novel succeeds as both a study of strangers striving toward a common goal and as a suspenseful drama filled with angst and humanity. Hyde outshines herself with this wild ride.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)People say that a river trip down the Grand Canyon can change your life. But sometimes, as Elisabeth Hydes quirky characters soon discover, its best to let go of expectations-because on the river nothing, nothing, is what you expect. This finely wrought page-turner will keep you on a wild ride for all 226 miles. You wont want to put it down.-Page Lambert, author of In Search of Kinship, leader of creative river journeys for womenThe reader is swept along with the characters through the strikingly beautiful canyon and the potentially deadly river. Great scenic description and fully believable characters make this adventure story well worth the ride.-Susan Clifford Braun, Library JournalHyde has concocted a near perfect blend of humor and drama, heartbreak and redemption.-Beatriz Terrazas, The Dallas Morning NewsHydes novel unfolds on a harrowing rafting trip down the Colorado, during which 12 strangers share life-and-death moments and some lasting transformations.-Good HousekeepingIn the Heart of the Canyon is a book that flows like the river described within its pages. . . . Hyde has crafted a page-turner that is full of suspense and populated with interesting and emotionally appealing characters. . . . In the Heart of the Canyon is a great read for hot summer days and cool nights.-Leslie Doran, The Durango HeraldThe Abortionists DaughterA smart and powerful thriller.-Chris BohjalianArresting. . . . Astute. . . . Hyde is an author who should be with us for some time.-Anita Shreve, The Washington Post Book WorldDarkly witty. . . . [The Abortionists Daughter] accordions out into a suspense story and a comic noir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51952459022624,"sku":"NEW0739383655","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/in-the-heart-of-the-canyon-0739383655","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}