The Loop, Nicholas Evans
The Loop, Nicholas Evans
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The Loop

Author: Nicholas Evans

Narrator: Stephen Lang

Abridged: 5 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2000


Synopsis

A pack of wolves makes a sudden savage return to the Rocky Mountain ranching town of Hope, Montana, where a century earlier they were slaughtered by the thousands. Now shielded by law as an endangered species, they reawaken an ancient hatred that will tear a family, and ultimately the town, apart.

At the center of the storm is Helen Ross, a twenty-nine-year-old wolf biologist sent alone into this remote and hostile place to protect the wolves from those who seek to destroy them. The Loop charts her struggle, and her dangerous love affair with the son of her most powerful opponent, the brutal and charismatic rancher Buck Calder.

A haunting exploration of man's conflict with nature and the wild within himself, an epic story of deadly passions and redemptive love set against the grandeur of the American West, The Loop is destined to capture the hearts and imaginations of readers everywhere.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on November 17, 2017

Excellent read! very creative,interesting and an enjoyable storyline that was well research in animal up-bringing..a nice book for animal lovers also (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Atishay on January 24, 2009

How do you write the review of such a nice book? Perhaps, by not saying too much about it and just letting all its sacred moments regurgitate in your mind.. This one is what I would call a perfect book to follow up on, if the only one of Evans you've read is the Horse Whisperer. The typical strong......more

Goodreads review by Ian on January 08, 2022

I'm late to the party on Nicholas Evans. He had the mega-hit "Horse Whisperer" in 1995, but I didn't read it at that time. I didn't read anything of his until my wife brought "The Divide" home from the library. It's a masterpiece, and now I'm trying to work my way through his other books. He's reall......more

Goodreads review by Mardi on October 30, 2022

PLEASE NOTE: ‘The loop’ term is disturbing and cruel. This was a heartbreaking and powerful story. Fighting for the rights of an animal against the back drop of farmers trying to make a living. Helen the biologist whose expertise is researching the livelihood of local wolves vs Buck Calder (& co) try......more

Goodreads review by Book2Dragon on October 12, 2024

May be my favorite fiction book of the year. Five stars plus. Nicholas Evans is the author also of The Horse Whisperer, a wildly popular novel and film. I read his other book The Smoke Jumper and was more or less lukewarm on it in comparison. However, this book was masterfully written on a difficult......more


Quotes

"Gripping, big drama in Big Sky country...The Loop ropes a reader in."
--People

"Colorful, captivating . . . a novel of big themes: freedom, self-reliance, conservation, sheer survival."
--The New York Times Book Review

"Readers who loved The Horse Whisperer will most certainly love The Loop."
--The Orlando Sentinel