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At the Waterline - A novel by Brian K. Friesen

by Brian K. Friesen

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    "Reading Brian K. Friesen’s At the Waterline is like witnessing a musical story performed at the piano for two hands—the baseline rhythm of river, current, wind, season, island, and boat all playing against the melodic shenanigans of the human: love, tragedy, secrets, the slow repair of a life, gruff age against brash youth, and the mysterious search for some hints of harmony through it all. Before reading the book I’d always wanted to live “on the water.” Now I have."

    —Kim Stafford, author of "Having Everything Right", and "Early Morning"
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This is an unabridged audiobook version of the novel by Brian K. Friesen

One windy night on the Willamette River, a young man with romantic notions of a sailing life crashes his boat into a railroad bridge, nearly killing his wife. Divorced, ashamed, and haunted by the tragedy, Chad tries to leave the river and its memories behind, only to be drawn back years later. At a ramshackle marina north of Portland, he lives and works among a motley assortment of houseboat dwellers and liveaboards, each with their own story and their own reasons to distrust or embrace a newcomer who can’t quite commit to being one of them.

There’s Dory and Marge, one a dreamer, the other a purveyor of hot dogs and gossip, necessary glue for a community literally tied together in the current; there’s Barry, the Catholic priest who has lost his faith; Bernice and Bill, a perfect couple on the verge of fracturing; and there’s Jack, who has lived on the river his entire life—before speedboats, before electricity, and before shotguns went out of style as a way of settling disputes.

As the seasons bring changes to the river, Chad and this makeshift community change each other in unexpected ways, learning to love, to trust, and to heal.

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released May 1, 2017

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Brian K Friesen Portland, Oregon

Author Brian K. Friesen lived aboard a sailboat for three years in in Portland, Oregon. His time spent working in various marinas along the Columbia River immersed him in the gritty reality of river-community life. Brian received a Masters of Arts degree in writing from University of Alberta. He works for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ... more

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