Celine
2 journalers for this copy...
"Nothing links person to person like the frequent passage from hand to hand of a good book."
I loved the story of this quirky elderly couple, Celine and Pete. Celine is hired to find a missing father who supposedly was killed by a bear 20 years before in Yellowstone, but his daughter doesn't believe it. Peter Heller does a beautiful job of making these people very lovable and somehow semi-believable. They really do their research and get out in the field to solve the mystery. I would read more stories about them. The audiobook had excellent narration.
I have since read several beautiful books by Peter Heller, "The Dog Stars", "The Orchard", and "The River". I loved each of them.
The Amazon description:
".... the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.
Working out of her jewel box of an apartment at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine has made a career of tracking down missing persons, and she has a better record at it than the FBI. But when a young woman, Gabriela, asks for her help, a world of mystery and sorrow opens up. Gabriela's father was a photographer who went missing on the border of Montana and Wyoming. He was assumed to have died from a grizzly mauling, but his body was never found. Now, as Celine and her partner head to Yellowstone National Park, investigating a trail gone cold, it becomes clear that they are being followed--that this is a case someone desperately wants to keep closed. Inspired by the life of Heller’s own remarkable mother, a chic and iconoclastic private eye, Celine is a deeply personal novel, a wildly engrossing story of family, privilege, and childhood loss. Combining the exquisite plotting and gorgeous evocation of nature that have become his hallmarks, Peter Heller gives us his finest work to date."
A wandering book -- the karma of literature!
I loved the story of this quirky elderly couple, Celine and Pete. Celine is hired to find a missing father who supposedly was killed by a bear 20 years before in Yellowstone, but his daughter doesn't believe it. Peter Heller does a beautiful job of making these people very lovable and somehow semi-believable. They really do their research and get out in the field to solve the mystery. I would read more stories about them. The audiobook had excellent narration.
I have since read several beautiful books by Peter Heller, "The Dog Stars", "The Orchard", and "The River". I loved each of them.
The Amazon description:
".... the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.
Working out of her jewel box of an apartment at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine has made a career of tracking down missing persons, and she has a better record at it than the FBI. But when a young woman, Gabriela, asks for her help, a world of mystery and sorrow opens up. Gabriela's father was a photographer who went missing on the border of Montana and Wyoming. He was assumed to have died from a grizzly mauling, but his body was never found. Now, as Celine and her partner head to Yellowstone National Park, investigating a trail gone cold, it becomes clear that they are being followed--that this is a case someone desperately wants to keep closed. Inspired by the life of Heller’s own remarkable mother, a chic and iconoclastic private eye, Celine is a deeply personal novel, a wildly engrossing story of family, privilege, and childhood loss. Combining the exquisite plotting and gorgeous evocation of nature that have become his hallmarks, Peter Heller gives us his finest work to date."
A wandering book -- the karma of literature!
On loan to powaybabe.
Bookcrossing is the practice of leaving a book in a public place for someone else to "catch". Why? Cuz books just wanna have fun! Enjoy the serendipity and head over to the bookcrossing.com website to let me know you caught this book!
Bookcrossing is family-friendly and a great hobby 😀
Bookcrossing is the practice of leaving a book in a public place for someone else to "catch". Why? Cuz books just wanna have fun! Enjoy the serendipity and head over to the bookcrossing.com website to let me know you caught this book!
Bookcrossing is family-friendly and a great hobby 😀
Inadvertently (or advertently!) funny. A gem of a book. Perfect.
Now back in my possession.
