Abel’s place in his familiar, mouse world has always beensecure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home,and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious floodwater carry him off and dump him on an uninhabited island. Despitehis determination and stubborn resourcefulness—he tried crossingthe river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones—Abelcan’t find a way to get back home. Days, then weeks and months, pass. Slowly,his soft habits disappear as he forages for food, fashions a warmnest in a hollow log, models clay statues of his family forcompany, and continues to brood on the problem of how to get acrossthe river—and home. Abel’s time on the island brings him a newunderstanding of the world he’s separated from. Faced with thedaily adventure of survival in his solitary, somewhat hostiledomain, he is moved to reexamine the easy way of life he had alwaysaccepted and discovers skills and talents in himself that holdpromise of a more meaningful life, if and when he should finallyreturn to Mossville and his dear Amanda again.
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