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Kingdomtide

By: Rye Curtis
Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jo Anna Perrin
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Summary

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE.

The lives of two women - the sole survivor of an airplane crash and the troubled park ranger who leads the rescue mission to find her - intersect in a gripping debut novel of hope and resilience, second thoughts and second chances.

I no longer pass judgment on any man nor woman. People are people, and I do not believe there is much more to be said on the matter. Twenty years ago I might have been of a different mind about that, but I was a different Cloris Waldrip back then. I might have gone on being that same Cloris Waldrip, the one I had been for 72 years, had I not fallen out of the sky in that little airplane on Sunday, August 31, 1986. It does amaze that a woman can reach the tail end of her life and find that she hardly knows herself at all.

When 72-year-old Cloris Waldrip finds herself lost and alone in the unforgiving wilderness of the Montana mountains, with only a Bible, a sturdy pair of boots and a couple of candies to keep her alive, it seems her chances of ever getting home to Texas are slim.

Debra Lewis, a park ranger who is drinking her way out of the aftermath of a messy divorce, is the only one who believes the old lady may still be alive. Galvanised by her newfound mission to find her, Lewis leads a motley group of rescuers to follow the trail of clues that Cloris has left behind.

But as days stretch into weeks, and Cloris’ situation grows ever more precarious, help arrives from the unlikeliest of places, causing her to question all the certainties on which she has built her life.

Suspenseful, wry and gorgeously written, Kingdomtide is the inspiring account of two unforgettable characters whose heroism reminds us that survival is only the beginning.

©2020 Rye Curtis (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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"Rye Curtis’s debut novel is an astonishing work. His powerful and convincing characters are at risk in a harsh and beautiful landscape in which the best and worst are revealed, and nothing is as it initially seems. Kingdomtide is at once a page-turner and a meditation on the complexity of the human experience and spirit." (Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter’s Bone and The Maid’s Version)

"Suspenseful from start to finish.... First novels are often praised for an author’s potential, but Kingdomtide displays an exceptional talent fully realised." (Ron Rash, New York Times best-selling author of Serena)

"I read a lot of very good fiction but this novel - so startling and thrilling, so packed with such wonderful characters - is the best novel I’ve read in a long time." (Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha)

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The problem with so many audible stories is the dreadful narration. Rye Curtis imbibés as much flavour, charm, and interest as a dead fly. I could not continue such was the annoyance of her sound.

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This book just doesn't work - there's two stories that don't really come together properly - they just take place in the same geographical location - the characters are shallowly drawn and the dialogue is unrealistic. The narration is terrible and the whole thing is just dull. It just feels clumsy and disjointed.

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Beautifully narrated and great story

Beautifully narrated and great story. Insights into the complexity of human behaviour and growth and love

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