Pete Fromm Book order (chronological)

Exploring the profound themes of friendship, love, and fatherhood, this big-hearted novel delves into the emotional complexities of relationships. It highlights the grace found in connections with friends and family, emphasizing the depth and patience required in love. The story offers a heartfelt reflection on the unique privileges and challenges of being a father, inviting readers to appreciate the intricate bonds that shape our lives.

After meeting at a boatman’s bash on the Snake River, river runners Maddy and Dalt embark on a lifelong love affair. They marry on the banks of the Buffalo Fork, sure they’ll live there the rest of their days. Forced by the economics of tourism to leave Wyoming, they start a new adventure, opening their own river business in Ashland, Oregon: Halfmoon Whitewater. They prosper there, leading rafting trips and guiding fishermen into the wilds of Mongolia and Russia. But when Maddy, laid low by dizzy spells, with a mono that isn’t quite mono, both discovers she is pregnant and is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, they realize their adventure is just beginning. Navigating hazards that dwarf any of the rapids they’ve faced together, Maddy narrates her life with Dalt the way she lives it: undaunted, courageous, in the present tense. Driven by her irresistible voice, full of wit and humor and defiance, If Not For This is a love story like no other.

Der Wächter begann, über Brennholz zu sprechen. Ich nickte ständig, als hätte ich ganze Wälder abgeholzt, bevor ich ihn traf. - Du wirst wohl sieben Raummeter Holz brauchen, erklärte er mir. Achte darauf. Du musst dir einen ganzen Vorrat anlegen, bevor der Schnee deinen Truck immobilisiert. Ich wollte diese Frage nicht stellen, aber da es wichtig schien, fragte ich: - Ähm... was ist ein Raummeter Holz? So beginnt der lange Winter, den Pete Fromm allein im Herzen der Rocky Mountains verbringen wird, und dessen Zeugnis er uns hier in einer humorvollen und ehrlichen Weise liefert, ein wahres Lobgesang auf die großen wilden Räume.