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    Where the River Ends

    Written by Charles Martin

    Narrated by Mark Deakins

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    About this audiobook

    A powerfully emotional and beautifully written story of heartbreaking loss and undying love

    He was a fishing guide and struggling artist from a south George trailer park. She was the beautiful only child of South Carolina's most powerful senator. Yet once Doss Michaels and Abigail Grace Coleman met by accident, they each felt they'd found their true soul mate.

    Ten years into their marriage, when Abbie faces a life-threatening illness, Doss battles it with her every step of the way. And when she makes a list of ten things she hopes to accomplish before she loses the fight for good, Doss is there, too, supporting her and making everything possible. Together they steal away in the middle of the night to embark upon a 130-mile trip down the St. Mary's River-a voyage Doss promised Abbie in the early days of their courtship.

    Where the River Ends     chronicles their love-filled, tragedy-tinged journey and a bond that transcends all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 15, 2008
    ISBN9781415949788
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    Where the River Ends
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    Charles Martin

    Charles Martin is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. He and his wife, Christy, live in Jacksonville, Florida. Learn more at charlesmartinbooks.com; Instagram: @storiedcareer; Twitter: @storiedcareer; Facebook: @Author.Charles.Martin.

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    • 4/5
      This is a beautifully written love story. It took me a little bit to get into it since it's very narrative and light on dialogue. I listened to the audio book and I absolutely loved the way Mark Deakins read the story about Doss and Abbie. I do have to say, as a breast cancer survivor, it was a little bit of a shock by the time I was on Disc 7 of 10 to find out what kind of cancer Abbie was dying from. Her treatment flashbacks were a little hard for me to hear as they brought back memories. But this is more about her cancer, this is about the love between Doss and Abbie who come from very different backgrounds. I also loved the ending. This is a wonderful book and I think since it's more narrative, it is best to listen to the audio book. Just make sure towards the end, you are not listening while driving to work or you might have to reapply your make-up. Highly recommend this book.
    • 5/5

      Every book by Charles Martin that I read, I always say that this is the best book that I have ever read. After reading " Where The River Ends", I repeat, hands down best book I have ever read. Hope I never run out of his books to read. Thanks Charles Martin.
    • 5/5
      Such a beautiful story, I cried my eyes out during the last chapters
    • 5/5
      Great book. Alot of research went into this beautiful story. Thank you from Orange Park.
    • 5/5
      I loved the characters in this love story, Abbie and Doss, and the setting of the book in Charleston (one of my most favorite places in the world). I did not want this book to end.

      p.s. Mr. Martin - I will proofread your next book for you. The typos and editing errors drove me crazy!
    • 4/5
      Great author and storyteller - I have read all his books and one of my favorite authors! "Charles makes the characters come alive! Awesome! "
    • 4/5
      This is the third book I've ready by Charles Martin. While I wouldn't rate it as my favorite, it is still very well-written and emotionally gripping. I can't imagine what it's like to fight a raging disease that takes over every aspect of your life and marriage. But this book gives beautiful insight to the life of a caregiver. Doss is dedicated to his wife, Abbie, and her needs. But Doss is also human and humans are prone to err, as proven by his dinner "date" while still married to his wife. No, a secret affair never blossoms, but it does show that even caregivers need a sense of connection. Caregivers (and patients!) miss the affection, sex, physical and emotional aspects that we associate with dating and marriage.

      It's a beautiful story and I'm sure you'll find it enlightening as well as thought-provoking.
    • 2/5
      Synopsis: husband helps wife with metastatic cancer fulfill some of the items on her "before I die" list--including a canoe trip down a Florida river. I wanted to like this book, since I like canoeing, but didn't find it very believable. Maybe I just don't know enough about how someone with brain metastases would act. But sometimes the husband has to help his wife wash, eat, get dressed, then other times she is walking thru the shrubs or dancing on a sandbar. This book is all about him. For most of the trip he doesn't even speak to her, & she is mentioned only as occasionally lifting her head above the gunnel, or trailing her hand in the water. So I'd recommend this only to people who want to read about a man's journey of self-discovery. Or a poke in the ribs to your male partner who isn't as devoted as you'd like.
    • 5/5
      “The Bucket List” meets “The Notebook”I couldn’t put this book down. This is the sweetest story of never-ending, to the core, selfless, dedicated love. There isn’t a woman who wouldn’t want a Doss Michaels in their life. Doss, a struggling artist who grew up in a trailer park, meets, falls in love with, and marries the senator’s daughter – Abbie Coleman. Though he knows his father-in-law does not like him and disapproves of their marriage, he doesn’t let that deter him from giving Abbie his full heart.When health troubles arise, Doss and Abbie have choices to make—many of them illegal and (to her father) unethical. Through the ups and downs of their decisions, and consequences for each choice, their strength, love and will to survive are tested. Abbie makes a list of ten things she hopes to do in her life. Together, she and Doss go through the checklist, racing against time, the law, and the senator’s formidable determination. I tend to think of “Where the River Ends” as “The Bucket List” meets “The Notebook”. I laughed and cried throughout this story and didn’t want the book to end. I’ve grown to know and love the characters and feel a void now that I’ve closed the cover. Charles Martin paints a vivid portrait of Charleston and the St. Mary’s River, making me feel as if I’ve been there. I’ve put the remaining Charles Martin books on my wish list. Great author. Great story. Great experience.
    • 4/5
      The problem with having a “bucket list” is that the final destination is death, and Abbie Coleman’s cancer is making sure she arrives at this ending. Her husband, Doss Michaels, does two things brilliantly—paints paintings and loves Abbie. Not everyone experiences this kind of love, a love that transcends illness and takes risks to ensure that the person being loved fulfills their dying wish. One item on Abbie’s bucket list and her dying wish is to travel 130 miles down St. Marys River; a journey made complicated by her powerful Senator father who has never liked Doss, and the threat of a hurricane heading toward them. Charles Martin uses this river as a metaphor for cancer: ugly, twisting, dangerous with tiny glimpses of the fragile beauty of life. Even the way he wrote this book is jarring, not as polished as his other work, but raw and honest. Where the River Ends is a thought provoking, tug-at-your-heart voyage on the not so pretty river of life.
    • 4/5
       All Doss is trying to do is honor the wishes of his wife of 10 years, who is dying from cancer. She wants him to take him on a trip--a trip down the river they have often explored together in a canoe to it's very end. Despite the opposition of her father--a very influential senator--Doss sets off with Abby on a course of discovering all over again what true love and faith mean.This book is certainly not light and cheerful--though there is humor in parts--but it is uplifitning in shows human beings refusing to conform to the dictates of a disease. It is full of unforgettable characters and is one to savor.
    • 4/5
      He was a fishing guide and struggling artist from a south Georgia trailer park. She was the beautiful only child of South Carolina's most powerful senator. Ten years into their marriage Abby faces terminal cancer and Doss grants her last wish to go down the St. Mary's River.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. Definitely a tear jerker but a really wonderful book!
    • 4/5
      This story is told by Doss (a painter) who is married to a famous model/senator's daughter. He tells of his great love for her and the agony of watching her slowly dying of cancer. He trys to fulfill her wishlist of last things to do before she dies. This is done against the senator's wishes and Doss ends up in prison although the story has a nice ending.
    • 4/5
      Explores the idea of a life well-lived and when it is time for to let go of that life.
    • 4/5
      Charles Martin writes stories about broken men, searching for redemption and healing and the people who love them.In his sixth novel, “Where the River Ends,” we meet Doss Michael, an artist who outpunted his coverage when he met, courted and married the daughter of a powerful South Carolina senator, Abby Coleman. The story is told in alternating chapters, examing their courtship, marriage and life together and their final journey together down the St. Mary’s River. Ten years into the marriage, Abby finds she has a devestating form of cancer, one that is eating her up inside. She’s made a list of ten things she wants to experience before she dies and Doss sets out to make them those dreams a reality.The list isn’t a gradoise list, but a list of achievable goals such as skinny dipping or the trip down the river that had such an influence on her husband growing up.However, the trip isn’t what her father wants. After four years of estrangement and refusal to deal with Abby’s choice of Doss as a husband, the senator want Abby in hospice to extend her life. Doss and Abby disagree and set out on the journey.The alternating story from the Doss’s early life to the current trip works to propel the plot forward and keep the reader interested, all the while keeping the story from becoming too bleak or overwhelmingly depressing. Martin does a remarkable job of setting the story to follow the expected path, but also throwing in some unexpected curves along the way. At one point, art student Doss needs someone to model nude in order to finish up his degree program. Upon meeting Abby and saving her from an assault, one could assume the direction this story could head. Instead, Martin toys with that assumption and gives the reader a richer story because of it.And even though we have an idea where this story can and must end (Abby’s death), her passing along isn’t the central point of this story. It’s about the story of Doss, his journey and the shared life he had with Abby. While the ending will create a lump in your threat, Martin wisely allows a few glimmers of hope and healing in the final chapters to keep the ending from being overwhelmingly grim.
    • 5/5
      I picked this up in a great Amelia Island bookstore. It takes place along the St Mary's River which straddles the Florida-Georgia line and dumps out across from Amelia Island. I also recognized the author and like his work.It's a fabulous story. I admit I was a little taken back by the sticker on the cover warning me I'd be heartbroken at the end (that's not usually my type of book), but I found the book more uplifting than sad. Doss grew up on the river and has dreams of becoming an artist. He's from a poor and abusive family but wins a scholarship to the College of Charleston where he meets Allie, the beautiful but practical daughter of the Senator of the state. The story switches back and forth between their past lives and the present. Allie has cancer and is dying. Her last wish is to take a canoe ride down the St Mary's River with Doss, but her powerful father wouldn't allow such a thing. Doss 'kidnaps' her and they take off. It's a crazy, wild, and empowering trip yet bittersweet because it's the last one they'll take together.Mr. Martin is a good writer and he has put together a powerful story of love and redemption. I highly recommend it.