Through Black Spruce

<b> A haunting novel of love identity and loss-from the internationally acclaimed author of <i>Three Day Road</i> </b> <p/> Beautifully written and startlingly original <i>Through Black Spruce</i> takes the considerable talents of Canadian novelist Joseph Boyden to new and exciting heights. This is the story of two immensely compelling characters: Will Bird a legendary Cree bush pilot who lies comatose in a remote Ontario hospital; and Annie Bird Will's niece a beautiful loner and trapper who has come to sit beside her uncle's bed. Broken in different ways the two take silent communion in their unspoken kinship revealing a story rife with heartbreak fierce love ancient feuds mysterious disappearances murders and the bonds that hold a family and a people together. From the rugged Canadian wilderness to the drug-fueled glamour of the Manhattan club scene this is thrilling atmospheric storytelling at its finest.