The Plover

Brian Doyle
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A compelling, marvelous novel by the acclaimed author of Mink River Declan O Donnell has left Oregon aboard his boat, the Plover, to escape the life that’s so troubled him on land. He sets course west into the Pacific in search of solitude. Instead, he finds a crew, each in search of something themselves, and what at first seems a lonely sea voyage becomes a rapturous, heartfelt celebration of life’s surprising paths, planned and unplanned.
Genres: FictionMagical RealismBook ClubLiterary FictionAdventureContemporaryTravelNovelsLiteratureFantasy
311 Pages

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