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The frozen wilderness of Minnesota's Arrowhead country is the setting for this acclaimed novel from the National Book Award-winning author of Going After Cacciato, The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods. Originally published in 1975, it resoundingly confirmed the reputation gained by his remarkable debut, If I Die in a Combat Zone.
At its core is the relationship between two brothers: Harvey, who has returned from Vietnam tough, cynical and world-weary, and Paul, who stayed at home. When they set off on a long skiing trip through the remote north woods, Harvey is jubilant, boisterous, while his brother struggles to keep pace. But adventure soon turns to nightmare as a blizzard leaves them hopelessly lost. What they discover about themselves and each other as they struggle against the elemental forces of nature, history and memory will change both of them for ever.
At its core is the relationship between two brothers: Harvey, who has returned from Vietnam tough, cynical and world-weary, and Paul, who stayed at home. When they set off on a long skiing trip through the remote north woods, Harvey is jubilant, boisterous, while his brother struggles to keep pace. But adventure soon turns to nightmare as a blizzard leaves them hopelessly lost. What they discover about themselves and each other as they struggle against the elemental forces of nature, history and memory will change both of them for ever.