From the author of The Abortionist's Daughter, a gripping new novel about a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon that changes the lives of everyone on board.
Peter, twenty-seven and unemployed, embarks on this journey to avoid his family, while Evelyn, a fifty-year-old biology professor, comes in search of a more visceral life. Ruth and Lloyd, veteran white-water rafters in their seventies, know they will never make this trip again. Jill, a stay-at-home mother with her husband and two boys in tow, craves the luxury of relinquishing control and following someone else's rules. Mitchell and his wife, Lena, are re-creating a historic river journey undertaken years before. Seventeen-year-old Amy Van Doren and her mother set off on this journey expecting little, especially from each other; together they will face the most daunting journey of all, one that has nothing to do with whitewater rapids.
And guiding them all is JT Maroney, who, in his 124 previous trips down the Colorado, thinks he has seen everything. Until now.
In the Heart of the Canyon brings Elisabeth Hyde's gifts for character and drama to a strikingly beautiful but persistently hostile landscape, where stifling heat and the volatility of the river combine to create treacherous physical and emotional challenges for all. Stunningly set and expertly paced, it is a literary adventure novel from a master of suspense.
Genre: Western
Peter, twenty-seven and unemployed, embarks on this journey to avoid his family, while Evelyn, a fifty-year-old biology professor, comes in search of a more visceral life. Ruth and Lloyd, veteran white-water rafters in their seventies, know they will never make this trip again. Jill, a stay-at-home mother with her husband and two boys in tow, craves the luxury of relinquishing control and following someone else's rules. Mitchell and his wife, Lena, are re-creating a historic river journey undertaken years before. Seventeen-year-old Amy Van Doren and her mother set off on this journey expecting little, especially from each other; together they will face the most daunting journey of all, one that has nothing to do with whitewater rapids.
And guiding them all is JT Maroney, who, in his 124 previous trips down the Colorado, thinks he has seen everything. Until now.
In the Heart of the Canyon brings Elisabeth Hyde's gifts for character and drama to a strikingly beautiful but persistently hostile landscape, where stifling heat and the volatility of the river combine to create treacherous physical and emotional challenges for all. Stunningly set and expertly paced, it is a literary adventure novel from a master of suspense.
Genre: Western
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Hardback Editions
August 2010 : Hardback
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 1-4448-0311-5 / 978-1-4448-0311-2 Publisher: Charnwood Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2009 : Hardback
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 0-307-26367-3 / 978-0-307-26367-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon (Vintage Contemporaries) Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 0-307-27642-2 / 978-0-307-27642-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2009 : Paperback
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 0-330-44301-1 / 978-0-330-44301-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2010 : Audio Cassette
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 1-4450-0310-4 / 978-1-4450-0310-8 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 1-4450-0311-2 / 978-1-4450-0311-5 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 0-7393-8365-5 / 978-0-7393-8365-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
April 2010 : Unknown
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April 2010 : Unknown
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April 2010 : CD-ROM
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde ISBN: 1-4450-0313-9 / 978-1-4450-0313-9 Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: In the Heart of the Canyon Author(s): Elisabeth Hyde Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 2009 : Kindle edition
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