Eternal on the Water

Have you ever read a book and as you were reading the scenes unfolded like a movie in your head? That is the way Eternal on the Water affected me. This book was recommended to me and wasn’t one that I would have picked up if I saw it on the shelf. It seemed to sad. This review is from Amazon.

Cobb, a devoted teacher and nature-lover, takes a sabbatical from his New England boys prep school seeking to experience what Henry David Thoreau and the transcendentalists did in the early nineteenth century. Kayaking to the last known spot where the American writer and philosopher camped four years before he died, he encounters the beautiful free-spirited Mary. Also a teacher, avid bird-watcher, and deft adventurist, Mary is flirtatious and beguiling, and the two soon become inseparable. Mary is like no one Cobb has ever met before, but he gets the feeling that she is harboring a secret. Eventually she shares her fears with Cobb—that she may be carrying the gene for a devastating, incurable illness that runs in her family. Finding strength in their commitment to one another, the two embark on a journey that is filled with joy, anguish, hope, and most importantly, unending love.

Set against the sweeping natural backdrops of Maine’s rugged backcountry, the exotic islands of Indonesia, scenic Yellowstone National Park, and rural New England, Eternal on the Water is a timeless and poignant love story that will captivate readers everywhere.

I began reading and was immediately surprised that the ending was at the beginning of the book. Of course, I had to read it then to see why. There was one event in the book that literally took my breath away. Mary, an expert in crows, was telling a crow legend to a group of camp girls about a crow who stole a diamond earring. After the story she surprised that girls by passing out diamond earrings (really chandelier crystals) and had them hang the crystals all over a tree with ribbons. I can’t wait for this scene in the movie!
The book gets better and better as you read it and the ending was tearful, but amazing. If you want to read a great story pick up Eternal on the Water.