All That We Carried: A Novel
"Bartels proves herself a master wordsmith and storyteller."—Library Journal, starred review

"This subdued tale of learning to forgive is Bartels's best yet."—
Publishers Weekly

"A deeply personal, thoughtful exploration of dealing with pain and grief."—
Life Is Story

"Taut and engaging."—
Foreword

"A deftly crafted, entertaining, thought-provoking novel."—Midwest Book Reviews

***

Ten years ago, sisters Olivia and Melanie Greene were on a backcountry hiking trip when their parents were in a fatal car accident. Over the years, they grew apart, each coping with the loss in her own way. Olivia plunged herself into law school, work, and a materialist view of the world—what you see is what you get, and that's all you get. Melanie dropped out of college and developed an online life-coaching business around her cafeteria-style spirituality—a little of this, a little of that, whatever makes you happy.

Now, at Melanie's insistence (and against Olivia's better judgment), they are embarking on a hike in the Porcupine Mountains of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In this remote wilderness they'll face their deepest fears, question their most dearly held beliefs, and begin to see that perhaps the best way to move forward is the one way they had never considered.

Michigan Notable Book Award winner Erin Bartels draws from personal experience hiking backcountry trails with her sister to bring you a story about the complexities of grief, faith, and sisterhood.
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All That We Carried: A Novel
"Bartels proves herself a master wordsmith and storyteller."—Library Journal, starred review

"This subdued tale of learning to forgive is Bartels's best yet."—
Publishers Weekly

"A deeply personal, thoughtful exploration of dealing with pain and grief."—
Life Is Story

"Taut and engaging."—
Foreword

"A deftly crafted, entertaining, thought-provoking novel."—Midwest Book Reviews

***

Ten years ago, sisters Olivia and Melanie Greene were on a backcountry hiking trip when their parents were in a fatal car accident. Over the years, they grew apart, each coping with the loss in her own way. Olivia plunged herself into law school, work, and a materialist view of the world—what you see is what you get, and that's all you get. Melanie dropped out of college and developed an online life-coaching business around her cafeteria-style spirituality—a little of this, a little of that, whatever makes you happy.

Now, at Melanie's insistence (and against Olivia's better judgment), they are embarking on a hike in the Porcupine Mountains of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In this remote wilderness they'll face their deepest fears, question their most dearly held beliefs, and begin to see that perhaps the best way to move forward is the one way they had never considered.

Michigan Notable Book Award winner Erin Bartels draws from personal experience hiking backcountry trails with her sister to bring you a story about the complexities of grief, faith, and sisterhood.
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All That We Carried: A Novel

All That We Carried: A Novel

by Erin Bartels
All That We Carried: A Novel

All That We Carried: A Novel

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"Bartels proves herself a master wordsmith and storyteller."—Library Journal, starred review

"This subdued tale of learning to forgive is Bartels's best yet."—
Publishers Weekly

"A deeply personal, thoughtful exploration of dealing with pain and grief."—
Life Is Story

"Taut and engaging."—
Foreword

"A deftly crafted, entertaining, thought-provoking novel."—Midwest Book Reviews

***

Ten years ago, sisters Olivia and Melanie Greene were on a backcountry hiking trip when their parents were in a fatal car accident. Over the years, they grew apart, each coping with the loss in her own way. Olivia plunged herself into law school, work, and a materialist view of the world—what you see is what you get, and that's all you get. Melanie dropped out of college and developed an online life-coaching business around her cafeteria-style spirituality—a little of this, a little of that, whatever makes you happy.

Now, at Melanie's insistence (and against Olivia's better judgment), they are embarking on a hike in the Porcupine Mountains of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In this remote wilderness they'll face their deepest fears, question their most dearly held beliefs, and begin to see that perhaps the best way to move forward is the one way they had never considered.

Michigan Notable Book Award winner Erin Bartels draws from personal experience hiking backcountry trails with her sister to bring you a story about the complexities of grief, faith, and sisterhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780800738365
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/05/2021
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Erin Bartels is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, The Words between Us, The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, Everything Is Just Beginning, and The Lady with the Dark Hair. A two-time Christy finalist and winner of two WFWA Star Awards as well as three Michigan Notable Book Awards, Erin has been a publishing professional for over twenty years. After eighteen years in Lansing, Michigan, Erin and her family are busy enjoying the simple blessings of a less urban life in a small town outside the capital city. Find her online at ErinBartels.com.
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