In the same vain as Nicholas Sparks' books. A story of love, commitment and how far one would go to honor their spouse's dying wishes. I thought it was a little far fetched in places, but worth four stars. I have to gripe about the editing though. This is a peeve of mine in many books lately. Proofreaders are relying too much on spellcheck. I hate coming across blatant grammatical errors that any editor reading the book should easily have been able to catch. Charles Martin knows how to paint a picture. I found myself laughing and crying at many of the scenes painted in this story. This book almost reminded me of Remembering Isaac by Behunin, except that Martin throws a few too many rocks at Doss and Abbie. I wish Martin had kept their battles at cancer and getting down the river - leaving out the four would be rapists and robbers. That was the only part I didn't like as it seemed unneeded. They had enough to battle. I also didn't understand why Doss didn't use the media to his advantage, but I enjoyed this love story and romance is not a genre I enjoy. I loved Abbie and how she helped Doss see who he was. I loved the art history and enjoyed googling images of the art mentioned. I loved the descriptions that made me feel like I was there in the story watching everything. This book makes me want to be a better person.
I listened to the audiobook. Oh my, one of the best books I have read in a very long time.
—master
I enjoyed this book very much and look forward to reading more from this author.
—abhieberbo
Very sad but great love story. Lots of great lines about try love that I loved.
—Shea
Wonderful canoe trip down the river from Georgia into North Florida!
—eyno
Couldn't get into this book
—Sugga
