![]() ![]() That book, a post-apocalyptic story, was followed by Celine, a novel inspired by his mother who was a private detective, and The Painter, an examination of an artist’s life. That defines their character.”įormerly a contributing editor for Outside magazine, Heller wrote four nonfiction books before publishing the critically acclaimed novel Dog Stars in 2012. 6 at the opening night of the Beaver County BookFest. “Those guys make a choice and try to keep other people safe,” says Heller, who appears Fri., Sept. The next day, they meet a man who says his wife has disappeared.Īwash in natural color and vivid details, The River becomes a morality play masquerading as an adventure story. Fleeing a wildfire, Wynn and Jack decide to stop to warn the campers but find no one. ![]() ![]() The River, Heller’s fourth novel, features Wynn and Jack, college students on a canoe trip in Canada, who hear a man and woman arguing at a campsite. “I walked away from that conversation, and I knew he was lying,” says Heller of the incident that happened more than 40 years ago and is the basis for his latest novel, The River (Knopf). Heller listened as the man told his story, explaining how his wife wandered away to relieve herself and never returned. Years ago, Peter Heller was at a party when he met a geochemist, “melancholic but charismatic,” who mentioned he’d lost his wife during a camping trip. ![]()
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