Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving
On the back cover:
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear.
Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County – to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto – pursued by the implacable constable.
Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them.
In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River depicts the recent half century in the United States as “a living replica of Coos County, where lethal hatred were generally permitted to run their course.”
What further distinguishes Last Night in Twisted River is the author’s unmistakable voice – the inimitable voice of an accomplished storyteller.
Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them.
In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River depicts the recent half century in the United States as “a living replica of Coos County, where lethal hatred were generally permitted to run their course.”
What further distinguishes Last Night in Twisted River is the author’s unmistakable voice – the inimitable voice of an accomplished storyteller.
My take so far:
I found this book a little hard to get into at the beginning, but I think it had more to do with the fact that I was constantly interrupted by small children.
I am 55 pages into this 554 page book and so far it is still in the “laying the groundwork” part of the story.
Written by John Irving (Cider House Rules, A Prayer For Owen Meany and many, many more) I know he is an amazing story teller and great writer, I look forward to being able to sit down and read some more.
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