Synopsis This 1971 novel, one of Abbey's own favorites, is about a 30-something professor named Will Gatlin who gives us his job, leaves his wife, and heads for the Rocky Mountains to become a fire ranger. Widely considered to be autobiographical, the novel is one of Abbey's most romantic and lyrical.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1991-04-01 | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 3.2 oz |
Publisher's Note A rugged forest ranger finds himself being romantically drawn to a young American girl.
Industry Reviews "Now comes a fine novel (actually Abbey's fourth), which is as simple and slim as a fable, haunting and sweet. I was afraid it might seem like a come-down [Desert Solitaire] but it does not....[This] is not a masterpiece like the other book. It's a treat, a light, indeterminate book, a stopover, almost perfectly written but with the beginning and the end left untold, in a career that should be more talked of." New York Times Book Review - Edward Hoagland (06/13/1971)
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