The Fugitive Wife: A Novel

by Peter C. Brown

Overview

“All about passion, whether for . . . romance or adventure, this sweeping debut renders poetically the dynamics of desire.”—Kirkus Reviews

The year is 1900 in gold-prospecting Alaska. Essie, a Midwestern farm girl fleeing from a stormy marriage, joins up with prospectors bound for Nome, where the golden sands teem with dreamers, schemers, and high rollers. When Leonard, Essie's stubborn and volatile husband, travels north, astonishing scenes of pursuit, sacrifice, and crucial decision rise to a conclusion that is both surprising and inevitable. Powerfully evoking a past world and the variable territory of the heart, this novel establishes Peter C. Brown as a consummate storyteller. Reading group guide included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393329759
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	01/17/2007
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Peter C. Brown’s grandfather was a prospector, the engineer for a gold-mining company in Nome, Alaska. Brown is a retired business consultant, and he and his wife live in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Editorial Reviews

"A gripping story about the search for gold, for love, for the discovery of honor and the mysteries of the human heart."

Paulette Jiles