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.

チャールズ・マーティンが描くのは、単なる悲劇を超えた魂の巡礼です。死を前に挑む１３０マイルの川下りは、絶望を浄化し、生の輝きを極限まで引き出す儀式のようです。卓越した自然描写は、川の流れを二人の愛の軌跡と重ね合わせ、読者を深い思索へと誘います。 本作の核心は、愛する者のために全てを捧げる献身の美しさにあります。人生で真に守るべきものは何かという究極の問いを、静謐な旅路の中で突きつけるのです。失われるからこそ不滅となる愛の形を、叙情の極致として描き切った本作。この至高の人間ドラマを、ぜひその魂で受け止めてください。