A Series of Small Maneuvers by Eliot Treichel

Event date:Ĭraig Johnson, author of the Longmire series presents Daughter of the Morning Star Please sign up to attend by e-mailing or calling 54 or stopping by Sunriver Books & Music. Light refreshments will be served and there will be drawings for prizes.

This is a life affirming story with a gutsy young woman vividly portraying what it would be like to be suddenly on her own, in a the back country surviving on her wits, also a moving story of what a family can mean.Īuthor events are free and all are welcome. The novel follows Emma’s struggle to journey out of the wilderness alone, the response of rescuers, flashbacks to her childhood with her family, and the healing process of coming to terms with her grief and guilt. She will have to trek alone miles back to the river, face white water rapids by herself, and fight to survive. There will be an accident claiming the life of her Dad, Emma’s involvement in the circumstances causes her enormous guilt, and leaves her miles from nowhere alone in the Rio Tinto Wilderness of New Mexico.

They go for a long hike, Emma’s thighs burning as she keeps up with her athletic parent. The two set out, canoeing into the back country. Emma’s feelings are complicated, she loves her Dad but she is also at an age where relationships are changing, feel more difficult. A father daughter canoe trip is embarked upon, a time for bonding, for getting to know each other better as people, not just parent and child. As he sees his daughter growing into a woman, he doesn’t want to lose his connection with her. This was a man well versed in the exhilaration and responsibility of truly forming a bond with the wilderness and passing on that joy to his family. Emma’s Dad was a world traveler, hiking, climbing, white water rafting. Being outdoors camping, hiking, fishing and canoeing were family activities for the Wilsons. She is 15, at that age where she is forging an identity separate from her family, feeling isolated, questing to see who she will become. This novel crosses genre lines, it works as adult fiction, is highly appropriate for the young adult audiences too, and anyone interested in the outdoors will love it! Emma Wilson is a strong main character facing both life changing and life threatening challenges. Saturday December 12 th at 5:00 PM Eliot Treichel will give a presentation on A Series of Small Maneuvers.

A Series of Small Maneuvers by Eliot Treichel