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What We Take for Truth: A Novel

By: Deborah Nedelman
Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
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What We Take for Truth is the story of a young woman who finds her strength when the world around her crumbles. It is a timely tale about shifting loyalties and the painful choices we are forced to make in order to preserve what we value most.

At its height, the world of logging in the Pacific Northwest was both brutal and beautiful. When the conservation movement sent protesters into the woods and the government began to place the needs of a small, shy bird above those of families who had lived for generations off the harvest of those woods, the conflicts that erupted were fierce and heartbreaking.

What We Take for Truth tells a story that both defends a way of life that is dying and celebrates a landscape that is being lost.

"An impressive environmental tale with an engaging heroine from a talented new author." (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

©2019 Deborah Nedelman (P)2019 Deborah Nedelman
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A coming of age story with bite

I loved the presence of the characters and their interwoven struggles in the Northwestern Forest with nature, passion , kindness and cruelty vying for attention. The reader is left adrift at the end of this tale, which hopefully means the author plans a follow up novel.

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Conflict Emerges

Deborah Nedelman has brought forth a novel
populated with engaging, believable characters.
She has made them manifestations of their environment, yet also blessed them with free will.
This complex arrangement leads to collisions and
discord, coupled with collaboration and unity. The author walks a fine line, but the scenes and
setting are so beautifully nuanced that the result is as much a painting as it is literature.

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