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Damnation Spring

By: Ash Davidson
Narrated by: Candace Thaxton, CJ Wilson, Mark Sanderlin, Rebecca Lowman
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Summary

 *'Probably the best novel I'll read this year. It's about work and love and characters who ring true. By the time I was 50 pages in I couldn't put it down. Can't stop thinking about it' Stephen King*

For generations, Rich Gundersen's family has made a living felling giant redwoods on California's rugged coast. It's treacherous work, and though his son, Chub, wants nothing more than to step into his father's boots, Rich longs for a bigger future for him.

Colleen just wants a brother or sister for Chub, but she's losing hope. There is so much that she and Rich don't talk about these days ­- including her suspicions that there is something very wrong at the heart of the forest on which their community is built.

When Rich is offered the opportunity to buy a plot of timber which borders Damnation Grove, he leaps at the chance - without telling Colleen. Soon the Gundersens find themselves on opposite sides of a battle that threatens to rip their town apart. Can they find a way to emerge from this together?

(P)2021 Simon & Schuster Audio©2021 Ash Davidson Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Critic reviews

[An] ambitious, assured debut... a devastating page-turner with a love story at its centre
A strong work of climate fiction... rooted in age-old man-versus-nature storytelling. An impressively well-turned story about how environmental damage creeps into our bodies, psyches, and economies
Beautiful, timeless and breathtaking
All stars
Most relevant
Great narration from all, bringing this story very much to life. The book goes to unexpected places and is set in a world I knew nothing of, which added greatly to my enjoyment of it!

Excellent in every way

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My goodness. This was a chore to get through.

Incredibly slow-paced. Just all round dull.

Narrators did a great job though.

Long, full story

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