Mink River

By: Brian Doyle

Narrated by: David Drummond

In a small fictional town on the Oregon coast there are love affairs and almost-love-affairs, mystery and hilarity, bears and tears, brawls and boats, a garrulous logger and a silent doctor, rain and pain, Irish immigrants and Salish stories, mud and laughter. There's a Department of Public Works that gives haircuts and counts insects, a policeman who is addicted to Puccini, a philosophizing crow, beer, and berries. An expedition is mounted, a crime is committed, and there's an unbelievably huge picnic on the football field. Babies are born. A car is cut in half with a saw. A river confesses what it's thinking. This is the tale of a town, written in a distinct and lyrical voice, and when the book ends, listeners will be more than a little sad to leave the village of Neawanaka, on the wet coast of Oregon, beneath the hills that used to boast the biggest trees in the history of the world.

©2010 Brian Doyle (P)2014 Tantor Media

Critic reviews

"Doyle writes with an inventive and seductive style that echoes that of ancient storytellers." ( Library Journal Starred Review

Excellent

I read this book several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. The audio book is even more enjoyable as the narrator is excellent, in my opinion. What a treat! Immersing myself in that tiny Oregon town with those amazing characters was a wonderful escape. I can see revisiting this book every few years which is something I rarely do. I will make a point of looking for other books by Brian Doyle. He left us much too soon, but what a legacy!

Mink River ~ A compassionate review of humanity - heart warming

I didn’t want this to end. An exquisite novel beautifully narrated - with heart humor and straight forward truth
Thank you

Lovely Mink River

Listening to Mink River was joyful. The stories are lovely, and the words truly flow like a river.

Oregon's Story

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to anyone who is in love with Oregon, stories, poetry and crows. Off to Brian Doyle's next book. Thank you. A University of Oregon alum, but I do like Beaver Baseball.

magical!

this book was just as magical as Doyle's other books. he is masterful at weaving story with place and people. a beautiful escape for all to enjoy!