Heartwood (Compact Disc)

Heartwood By Amity Gaige, Justine Lupe (Read by), Alma Cuervo (Read by) Cover Image
By Amity Gaige, Justine Lupe (Read by), Alma Cuervo (Read by)
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Heartwood is a mesmerizing novel that captures the precariousness of being alive. The story centers on 42-year-old Valerie who gets lost in the Maine Woods while hiking the Appalachian Trail and those invested in the search to find her.”
— Shelby Newsome, Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD

Description


Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search-and-rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping.

At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State game warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective.

Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental.

Heartwood is a moving rendering of each character's interior journey. The mystery inspires larger questions about the many ways in which we get lost and how we are found. At its core, Heartwood is a redemptive novel, written with both enormous literary ambition and love.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781668111468
ISBN-10: 1668111462
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Publication Date: April 1st, 2025
Language: English