Through the Pines

By: Rickey Ward

Narrated by: Daz Crawford

Through the Pines by Rickey Ward.

Cody is no stranger to silence. A combat veteran living with ghosts, he sets out with his service dog, Copper, for one last float down an Oklahoma river. It is meant to be a quiet trip, just him, the water, and the open sky. But when the raft crashes and they are thrown into the current, everything changes. Waking up on an unfamiliar riverbank, Cody finds himself in a forest unlike any he has ever known. The woods hum with something ancient. Fog clings to the treetops. Time slips sideways. With Copper by his side, Cody begins to walk a path that twists through memory, sorrow, and something that feels like the edge of another world. Through the Pines is a lyrical, haunting novel about the bond between man and dog, the pull of grief, and the thin places that wait for us all. For listeners of Where the Red Fern Grows and The Dog Stars, this is a story of love that refuses to let go, even in the face of death.

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