The Smoke Jumper, Nicholas Evans
The Smoke Jumper, Nicholas Evans
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The Smoke Jumper

Author: Nicholas Evans

Narrator: Eric Conger

Unabridged: 14 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2001


Synopsis

His first novel, the international phenomenon The Horse Whisperer, became a publishing legend, setting a benchmark for contemporary bestsellers when it hit #1 on the New York Times list faster than any first novel in history.

He returned to enthrall his fans all across the world with his second triumph, The Loop, proving that here was a master storyteller of enduring power and appeal.

Now the acclaimed author delivers a searing new novel of love and loyalty, of guilt and of honor. In a story set against the epic backdrop of wilderness firefighting and frontline photojournalism, he gives his millions of readers another hero...The Smoke Jumper.

In The Smoke Jumper, Nicholas Evans delivers his most powerful novel to date, a story of two best friends and the woman they both love. When a terrible mountain fire forces her to choose between them, all three lives are changed forever. Here, Evans explores the territory her has carved out as his own: raw but complex emotion set against a vast landscape. Writing unflinchingly about the yearnings of the human heart and the painful quest for self-discovery, he gives us here a story of three fine people forced to walk the flames of passion and guilt and to make the devastating choice between love and honor.

The Smoke Jumper combines pulse-pounding suspense with an unforgettable love story that his readers all over the world will avidly embrace.

About The Author

Nicholas Evans is the author of The Horse Whisperer, the #1 bestseller that has enthralled millions of readers around the world. He lives in London, where he is at work on his next novel.Eric Conger is the winner of a Golden Earphones Award and Publishers Weekly’s 2001 Listen Up Award for Chosen Prey. He can also be heard on the John Sandford audiobooks Storm FrontMad River, and Shock Wave.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christina on January 14, 2013

This story started out promising. A cute romance develops between two likeable characters and then a smokin hot "complication" gets introduced. From there it went all down hill. There needed to be more of everything, more passion, more tension, and more heartache. I found what I was reading to b......more

Goodreads review by Stevie on August 03, 2011

Part 1: fantastic. Part 2: meh. Part 3: good God. Here is one paragraph (excuse me, sentence) from the book: In the grass and dust yard of the church stood a white cement figure of Jesus with his arms spread in welcome and the boy stopped beside it and would go no farther and Connor photographed him a......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on November 10, 2021

Be sure to visit my Favorites Shelf for the books I found most entertaining. I was a little hesitant about reading this book because quite a few readers categorize it as romance. It's not romance. Yes, there is a love story—two love stories—but there's so much more going on. It feels more like a susp......more

Goodreads review by Carol on April 01, 2025

She has brought them here by court order on a youth program to help them find themselves. But one among them will be lost forever. For soon the cocoon of fire will hatch to engulf the entire mountain and exact its deadly toll. And into this inferno will come ...The Smoke Jumper. Smoke jumpers are......more

Goodreads review by Susan on September 17, 2007

I lovelovelovelove this book. I've read all of Nicholas Evan's books (The Horse Whisperer, The Divide and The Loop) and this is by far my favorite. Nicholas Evans writes in a way that is clean and does not interfere with the story. This particular story has it all - action, adventure, unrequited lov......more


Quotes

The elk emerged from the burning trees and stopped on the ridge above him. Its coat was scorched black and its antlers flamed like a torch. It stood there staring down at him and he felt like a pagan summoned before some ancient deity or devil from a world beyond. He slowly raised his camera and took its picture. Then, suddenly, it was gone, as if it never had been. But Connor knew it was an omen, though of what, as yet he had no idea.