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Deep River

By: Karl Marlantes
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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The best-selling author of Matterhorn.

At the turn of the 20th century, as the oppression of Russia's imperial rule takes its toll on Finland, the three Koski siblings - Ilmari, Matti and the politicized young Aino - are forced to flee. They settle among a community of Finns in Deep River - a town on the western edges of the United States.

The brothers face the excitement and danger of pioneering this frontier wilderness. But while they are climbing and felling trees 100 metres high, Aino is organising the country's fledgling labour movements.

As the Koskis strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they can never return to. And so the seasons change, the decades pass and the denizens of Deep River slip in and out of love; they become engineers and fishermen, midwives and widows, soldiers and fugitives.

In this profoundly moving epic Karl Marlantes masterfully depicts the tyranny of nascent America, the limits of human survival and the enduring might of family love.

©2019 Karl Marlantes (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Coming of Age Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural
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I enjoyed every minute of this book and the narration was perfect. Highly recommended

A Finnish Saga set in Washington State

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Long and languorous. After Matterhorn, I would read anything Marlantes writes. Deep River is not the masterpiece that is Matterhorn, but still a fascinating depiction of this moment in history.

A wonderful novel

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