<p>From the author of the acclaimed novel <i>Eternal on the Water</i> whose style is described as “Henry David Thoreau meets Nicholas Sparks” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) comes a novel about two brothers who save a girl from drowning when they are young—an experience that intertwines their destinies and changes their lives forever.</p> <p>On an early spring afternoon in rural New Hampshire two brothers Ed and Allard are ice skating when they discover a girl who with her dogs has broken through thin ice and is caught in the river’s eddy. They are able to rescue her and as a result a special bond forms among all three—but particularly between Allard and Sarah.</p> <p>As they grow up the brothers remain close creating their own film production company to shoot nature footage in the wild. Sarah gaining success on her own as a writer always manages to remain a part of their lives. In the days before Allard’s wedding tragedy strikes during a bachelor’s outing in the remote mountains of Wyoming. The heartbreaking incident puts the grief-stricken Allard and Sarah on separate trajectories that will test the bonds of their relationship and time’s unremitting power to heal.</p> <p>Set against the sweeping natural backdrops of rural New England and Wyoming <i>The World as We Know It</i> is subtle heartrending and transformative—a love story of friendship nature and the surprising twists that can alter our destinies forever.<span rel='pastemarkerend' id='pastemarkerend20740'></span></p>