Laughlin’s ambitious and sweeping novel focuses on a reclusive family living in an isolated wilderness oasis in Colorado. For over a generation, the father and his two children have been on their own, learning to be one with nature—to the extent that Bowman even believes he can inhabit other animal spirits. But when the brothers stand to inherit a fortune, they risk having their refuge invaded by society and all its dangers. Without sacrificing its epic blend of homage to the undisturbed natural world and sensitive exploration of the human legacy on the land, the book ratchets the momentum into a taut, fast-paced thriller.