Appalachian Trail - A Novel (Hardcover)

Nathan Townsend is hiking the Appalachian Trail. Unlike the other through-hikers who attempt to walk the entire 2100-mile long footpath however Nate isnt traveling for adventure or challenge - hes walking to escape. With each mile on the trail he steps further and further away from the people and events that have irreparably scarred him. As he crosses paths with a barrage of fellow hikers and townspeople each carrying their own wounds he must revisit step-by-step the events that put him on the long trail from Maine to Georgia. Eventually Nate must make a choice between walking away and reaching out including to the one woman desperate to rescue him and help him find his trails end.