In Emily Hepditch’s Alone on the Trail four friends head out to Newfoundland’s back country to celebrate graduating from university but they find themselves drifting apart the further they go into the woods. Their quips lead to their division, which ends up being their downfall.
This novel exposes the naivety of young adults as they take on big adventures ill-prepared. Though hiking in the depths of Newfoundland may appear to be easy, it can come back to bite you without knowledge or consideration for the environment and its unpredictability. What was supposed to be a celebration amongst friends takes many dark turns.
Hepditch’s writing is filled with eerie atmospheres, letting readers into the woods and while also allowing us to feel the depths of the main characters’ fears and frustrations. With the Long Range Mountains in the background, we follow the graduates as the split up and have to face a variety of obstacles that leaves them in precarious situations.
A mystery shrouded in shadows and quick turns, a hunt by poachers, and secrets revealed, Alone on the Trail critiques the shortfalls of the humans, who need to work together rather than divide against the unknown.
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