The dog stars peter heller review6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ★ AMAZON TOP TWENTY BOOK OF THE YEAR PRAISE & REVIEWS ![]() ★ HUDSON BOOKSELLERS TOP FICTION PICK OF THE YEAR ![]() Fleeing Colorado, trying to outrun what he has done, Jim sets off for New Mexico, chased by men set on retribution, tormented by his own relentless conscience.Ī stunning, savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter is the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life. ![]() But one afternoon, on a dirt road, Jim comes across a man beating a small horse, and a brutal encounter rips his quiet life wide open. Here he spends his days painting and fly fishing, trying to find a way to live with the dark impulses that sometimes overtake him. In the wake of tragedy, Jim, a well-known expressionist painter, abandoned the art scene of Santa Fe to start fresh in the valleys of rural Colorado. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best-seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. ![]()
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