Overview
A past love. A present reckoning. A wilderness that tests them both.I hope you get drafted and you go to Vietnam and you get shot and you die there! Those words, spoken in anger, ended Annette DuBose and Gabe Pender's 1960s college romance. Now, forty years later, they reconnect, drawn by a shared passion: solo canoeing in Ontario's Quetico wilderness.
They decide to meet on a remote island, but old wounds and new challenges quickly surface. As they confront their past and the raw beauty of the Canadian Shield, they must answer: Can they find love again, or will the wilderness claim more than just their memories?
- For readers who enjoy character-driven stories set against the backdrop of nature.
- Explores themes of second chances, forgiveness, and finding peace in the face of life's storms.
- Perfect for fans of contemporary romance with a touch of adventure and introspection.
Reviews
“Alone on the Shield is a brilliant, hard look into the mirror of our pasts in which our new, ideal selves break free from their old molds and casts. Landers’s powerful, sweeping journey into the Canadian wilderness takes readers through trials of self-reflection, endurance, and discovery to find what matters most in life—loves, hatreds, and ideal selves. A true joy to read.” —Ross Ritchell, author of The Knife
“Kirk Landers has written a kind of Deliverance set in the wilderness of Canada, though instead of hillbilly horror, the memorable heroes of this novel—a man and woman rediscovering love in late middle age—confront demons of their own making. Rich in suspense, place, and character.” —Lin Enger, author of The High Divide and Undiscovered Country
"Debut novelist Landers clearly knows and loves the Boundary Waters, and he admirably captures the drama and beauty of the wild landscape."—Kirkus Reviews
"Alone on the Shield is tense and dramatic, absorbing from beginning to end, one of those precious tales that manages to be both a page-turner and a thoughtful novel of great depth and resonance."—Booklist
"A compelling mixture of adventure and romance, Alone on the Shield is a tightly focused novel that deftly speaks to growing older and the struggle for understanding."—ForeWord Magazine
“Alone on the Shield. . . engaged me from cover to cover with relatable characters, balanced conflicts, picturesque descriptions and more.” —Boomer Magazine
“ALONE ON THE SHIELD by Kirk Landers is the perfect way to experience an imaginative travel adventure with some exciting anticipation to rile things up a bit.”—The Zest Quest
Author Biography
Kirk Landers launched his professional writing career in the US Army, later entering the special-interest and trade magazine worlds. His magazines won more than 100 awards for journalistic excellence, and he is a member of the Construction Writers Hall of Fame. He lives in the suburbs of Chicago.
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