From my bedside pile of Chapter's bargain table fiction I have selected, "With", by Donald Harington as the book most likely to keep my mind nicely occupied on the rather long, non-stop flight to Frankfurt, Germany (this along with keeping my mother company and maybe catching a good, in-flight film).
I started the first page and I was hooked. With only a few opening paragraphs it instantly lent credence to the claim on the back of its nicely illustrated cover, i.e.:
"Impossible to categorize, With is a sensual, irresistible tale, full of unexpected twists and turns. What begins as a suspenseful recounting of a child abduction evolves into the story of Robin Kerr growing up in the wilds of the Ozarks on a remote, inaccessible mountain-top. Forced to live off the land without a single person to help her, Robin is never alone; her animal companions grow more numerous every year, and the 'live ghost' of a young boy who once lived on the mountain is her constant companion. Donald Harington, creator of the mythic Ozark town of Stay More, has given us an engaging, fascinating and ultimately triumphant story of survival - and the most original love story ever told."
Now I have to put it aside to be packed and not read a word more of it until the time comes to fully enjoy this story and to benefit from how pleasurable it will make the hours I am held in the air. If it fulfills its promise I will leave it behind for Worth's collection of treasured reading material.
I started the first page and I was hooked. With only a few opening paragraphs it instantly lent credence to the claim on the back of its nicely illustrated cover, i.e.:
"Impossible to categorize, With is a sensual, irresistible tale, full of unexpected twists and turns. What begins as a suspenseful recounting of a child abduction evolves into the story of Robin Kerr growing up in the wilds of the Ozarks on a remote, inaccessible mountain-top. Forced to live off the land without a single person to help her, Robin is never alone; her animal companions grow more numerous every year, and the 'live ghost' of a young boy who once lived on the mountain is her constant companion. Donald Harington, creator of the mythic Ozark town of Stay More, has given us an engaging, fascinating and ultimately triumphant story of survival - and the most original love story ever told."
Now I have to put it aside to be packed and not read a word more of it until the time comes to fully enjoy this story and to benefit from how pleasurable it will make the hours I am held in the air. If it fulfills its promise I will leave it behind for Worth's collection of treasured reading material.
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