The Smoke Jumper
Jun 2009 · Hachette UK
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The fire that was to change so many lives started with a single shaft of lightning that struck a mountain ridge on a still and moonless night. The woman who camped nearby with her group of troubled teenagers slept on and heard nothing. Until the deadly inferno engulfed the mountain, and into the flames leaped The Smoke Jumper.
His name is Connor Ford and he braves he the flames to save the woman he loves but cannot have, for Julia Bishop is the partner of his closest friend, Ed Tully. Julia loves them both but the tragedy on Snake Mountain forces her to choose between them and burns a brand on all their hearts.
In the wake of the fire, Connor travels to the world's worst wars and disasters to take photographs that find him fame but not happiness. Reckless of a life he no longer wants, he dares death to take him, until another fateful day on another continent, when he must walk through fire again ...
His name is Connor Ford and he braves he the flames to save the woman he loves but cannot have, for Julia Bishop is the partner of his closest friend, Ed Tully. Julia loves them both but the tragedy on Snake Mountain forces her to choose between them and burns a brand on all their hearts.
In the wake of the fire, Connor travels to the world's worst wars and disasters to take photographs that find him fame but not happiness. Reckless of a life he no longer wants, he dares death to take him, until another fateful day on another continent, when he must walk through fire again ...
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4.3
18 reviews
Sally Craft
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28 October 2024
I just found this book so hard to read. I think it probably contains the longest sentences ever written in a novel. I just didn't enjoy it and in fact, didn't finish it!
Eleanor Burnley
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24 April 2016
I read this book when I was young and at school and fell in love with it but didn't really understand the relationships. Now as an adult i can appreciate the relationship changes between Ed, Connor and Julia throughout the years. Could not put it down, read it within a week! Definitely recommend it.
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Dhhyey Shah
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18 October 2015
Hard to read. But worth it once you get the hang of it.
About the author
Nicholas Evans studied law at Oxford University after a year in Africa, teaching English with Voluntary Service Overseas. He then worked as a journalist, film producer and screenwriter, before writing five bestselling novels. The Horse Whisperer, his first book, was made into a movie directed by Robert Redford. He lives in the southwest of England with his wife, singer-songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming.
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