TITLE: Abandon
CHARACTERS: Abigail Foster
AUTHOR: Blake Crouch
NARRATOR: Luke Daniels
RUN TIME: 11 Hours & 23 Minutes
PUBLICATION DATE: July 7, 2009
ORDER LINKS: Audible | Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote gold mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins – and not a single bone was ever found. One hundred thirteen years later, two backcountry guides are hired by a history professor and his journalist daughter to lead them into the abandoned mining town, so they can learn what happened. With them is a psychic and a paranormal photographer, as the town is rumored to be haunted. A party that tried to explore the town years ago was never heard from again. What this crew is about to discover is that twenty miles from civilization, with a blizzard bearing down, they are not alone, and the past is very much alive.
REVIEW:
Another disturbingly good story from Mr. Crouch. Abandon tells the story of the past events of Christmas Day 1893 and one man’s need to solve this mystery. The story bounces back and forth between 1893 and present so that we are experiencing the original town folks and Abigail’s struggles. This story was as I said disturbingly good. I felt for the people of 1893. Life was not easy by any means. But as the story goes on and on you learn just how hard life was in 1893.
Lawrence Foster spend most of his adult life obsessed with Abandon and the mystery that Christmas Day. Lawrence was able to get a special permit to go to Abandon and try to learn more. More about the people and more about what happened. Lawrence also used this trip to reconnect with his daughter Abigail. With a couple of guides and a couple of ghost hunters they set off to find Abandon’s secrets. What they didn’t know was what learning these secrets would cost them.
Great story! I have had this on my read list for a long time and very happy that I finally got a chance to read it. Well I let the very talented Luke Daniels read this story to me. Luke did an amazing job of bring the characters to life.
Disclaimer:
I purchased this audio book and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
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