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  Lisa learns to love Alaska. Have you ever bonded with a unique place? Why?

  This novel's two main female characters have traumas that haunt them. Have you known someone with such a burden? How can we overcome such devastating emotional shocks and losses?

  Did Mitch handle his big change in life well, or did he make mistakes?

  How early in the story did you believe Lisa had definitely been pushed into the river? When were you sure by whom, and how did you know?

  The indigenous Inuit cultures of Alaska have some unique beliefs. What differences or similarities do you see between the white culture and the First Nations people there?

  The author was tempted to use a fourth quote to emphasize themes in this story: "Nature was here something savage and awful, though beautiful...What is this Titan that has possession of me? Talk of mysteries!...Who are we?" (Henry David Thoreau from Ktaadn) Going green and nature preservation are big topics today. How does nature impact your life and what is this mystery Thoreau alludes to?

  ISBN: 978-1-4268-4760-8

  DOWN RIVER

  Copyright (c) 2010 by Karen Harper.

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