The Signal
The Signal by Ron Carlson, published by Penguin Publishing Group in 2010, is a literary fiction work comprising 184 pages. This book follows Mack and Vonnie, a married couple who embark on a final hike in the Wyoming mountains to bid farewell to their relationship. As they navigate the landscape, the complexities of their past emerge, revealing the emotional weight of their journey.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines personal history with a mysterious signal that Mack is tracking, hinting at deeper themes of connection and separation. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the natural world, exploring the dynamics of their relationship and the secrets that lie beneath the surface. This edition presents Carlson’s exploration of human experience through a poignant lens, inviting reflection on love and loss.
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“The Signal accelerates like an avalanche…If men can’t be brought back to fiction by books as fine as this one, it’s their own damn fault.”
–The Washington Post
Ron Carlson, author of the critically acclaimed Five Skies, is an award-winning writer beloved by booksellers, reviewers, and readers alike. His most thrilling book to date, The Signal follows the story of Mack and Vonnie, a married couple who, after ten years together, are taking their last hike in the mountains of Wyoming to say goodbye to their relationship and to each other. As the troubled and tragic elements of their past gradually come to light over the course of their journey, Mack keeps a secret: he is tracking a signal, sent via a beacon that has fallen from the sky, that will lead them both into a wood far darker than they have ever imagined.
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