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These seven striking tales of life in rural New England are both lyrical and captivating. Kingdom County, Vermont, is an isolated vestige of an earlier New England. In its rugged hills, a proud and resourceful people struggle to live on the land that is both their adversary and their life's blood.
"Within the borders of his fictional kingdom," the Providence Journal has noted, "Mosher has created mountains and rivers, timber forests and crossroads villages, history and language. And he has peopled the landscape with some of the truest, most memorable characters in contemporary literature."
The stories in this collection are: "Alabama Jones," "Burl," "First Snow," "The Peacock," "High Water," "Kingdom Country Come," and "Where the Rivers Flow North (A Novella)."
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"I first read this book because the Horseflies wrote the music for the movie made from this book. All the books by Howard Frank Mosher, about life in northern Vermont, are well worth it."
— Mary (4 out of 5 stars)
Where the Rivers Flow North Listener Reviews
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" Deft, intelligent, character-driven short stories. Didn't make it to the novella part... "
— Ted, 12/11/2013 -
" If you liked the idea of Olive Kitteridge, try this one. "
— Brigid, 12/6/2013 -
" Without doubt, the best of Howard Frank Mosher from my point of view. "
— Paul, 7/18/2013 -
" "look out trouts, here she comes..." The book was great and the movie, starring Tantoo Cardinal and Rip Torn followed the book, almost word for word. Excellent! "
— Kate, 7/2/2013 -
" Bought this book in a small shop in Middlebury VT. Mosher is a famous VT writer and really captures the flavor of earlier times in rural VT "
— Dennis, 3/12/2013 -
" Excellent writing. Like the River Runs through it. "
— Jim, 2/26/2013 -
" This quote from Wallace Stegner was on the cover: "Full of invention people humor country energy lingo ebullience." I completely disagree.[return][return]Invention: The book was a collection of short stories. Pretty much the same story: life sucks a "
— Mainrun, 1/10/2013 -
" Short stories (and one novella) about life and death in rural northern Vermont, set in the early 20th century. Mr. Mosher plainly knows his territory (and his logging). Life there is hard, but the stories are well-written and not unbearably bleak. "
— Al, 12/25/2012 -
" A nice collection of Vermont stories. "
— Jimmy, 10/26/2012
About Howard Frank Mosher
Howard Frank Mosher is the author of ten books, including Waiting for Teddy Williams, The True Account, and A Stranger in the Kingdom, which, along with Disappearances, was co-recipient of the New England Book Award for fiction.