![]() ![]() ![]() Maia, conversely, can at times feel more like a plot device than like a woman with an inherently dramatic story of her own. Their motivations are convincing, however, especially when nature’s violence rekindles Jack’s memories of his mother’s accidental death years earlier. Jack and Wynn-who are both effortlessly erudite while also seemingly adept at virtually every skill of the outdoorsman-may be too well-rounded to be entirely believable. Short on supplies, racing against disaster toward civilization, Jack and Wynn’s loyalties to one another are repeatedly strained. Their trip is further complicated when the two men’s intervention in a domestic drama results in the addition of a deeply traumatized woman, Maia, to their traveling party. Their late summer canoe trip, however, finds them pursued by two dangerous natural foes-a rapidly advancing wildfire and the equally swift approach of freezing temperatures. ![]() The central friendship is between two young men, Wynn and Jack, students who have taken a leave of absence from Dartmouth to explore the Canadian wilderness. Heller (Celine) explores human relationships buffeted by outside forces in his suspenseful latest. ![]()
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