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    The Tourist Trail: A Novel
    The Tourist Trail: A Novel
    The Tourist Trail: A Novel
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    The Tourist Trail: A Novel

    By John Yunker

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    Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending most of her days in one of the most remote regions on earth. What she isn't used to is strange men washing ashore, which happens one day on her watch.

    The man won't tell her his name or where he came from, but Angela, who has a soft spot for strays, tends to him, if for no other reason than to protect her birds and her work. When she later learns why he goes by an alias, why he is a refugee from the law, and why he is a man without a port, she begins to fall in love-and embarks on a journey that takes her deep into Antarctic waters, and even deeper into the emotional territory she thought she'd left behind.

    Against the backdrop of the Southern Ocean, The Tourist Trail weaves together the stories of Angela as well as FBI agent Robert Porter, dispatched on a mission that unearths a past he would rather keep buried; and Ethan Downes, a computer tech whose love for a passionate activist draws him into a dangerous mission.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAshland Creek Press
    Release dateOct 18, 2018
    ISBN9781618220028
    The Tourist Trail: A Novel
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    John Yunker

    John Yunker is a writer of plays, short stories and novels focused on human/animal relationships. He is co-founder of Ashland Creek Press, a vegan-owned publisher devoted to environmental and animal rights literature. He is also author of the novel The Tourist Trail and the children's book Bird Words. His full-length play Meat the Parents was a finalist at the Centre Stage New Play Festival (South Carolina) and semi-finalist in the AACT new play contest. Species of Least Concern was a finalist in the 2016 Mountain Playhouse Comedy Festival. His short play, Little Red House, was published in the literary journal Mason's Road, and produced by the Studio Players Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2017, the short play Of Mice and Marines was workshopped and given a staged reading at the ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) conference in Las Vegas. His short stories have been published by literary journals such as Phoebe, Qu, Flyway, and Antennae.

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    • 3/5
      I've been to Antarctica and was one of those penguin tourists so maligned in the book, so the penguin research sections were quite interesting. But I found the plot more compelling than the characters: each pair seemed to fall desperately in love within instants of meeting, with no build-up or character development. So, then, their various drives to find the beloved again were just not believable to me. Cardboard characters, I guess I'd say.But I did enjoy the plot, and the scenes of protest ships confronting the whalers.
    • 2/5
      Biologists, environmentalists, FBI agents, computer geeks and vegan activists all come together in this slightly odd novel. Very little time was given to character development, which led to very little buy-in from me on the motivations and passions of the characters. The writing was OK, not terrible, and the story was occasionally interesting. I did like the penguin bits fairly well. Overall, not the best. I'll give it 2 stars. I was sent this book by Library Thing Early Reviewers.
    • 3/5
      Well-written, well-plotted eco-thriller. Showed good side [the Patagonian station banding the penguins and its rationale: tracking the birds to discover their habits, and not killing them] and bad side [too zealous groups wanting to "save-the-insert your animals here"] with the story of FBI agents on the trail of a murderer. There are several romances in the mix, but nothing gratuitous. The ecological bits intrigued me the most.
    • 4/5
      A story of passion, both physical and moral, set against action and intrigue.
    • 4/5
      The Tourist TrailBy John Yunker2010Ashland Creek PressFast paced literary eco thriller about the passion and respect for endangered species, and a romance that enlightens both partners on their views and beliefs of animal advocacy.Angela Haynes works as a marine biologist at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She spends many long, lonely nights in very harsh conditions tagging and charting penguins, it's what she loves most in the world. One night she discovers a man washed ashore. He will not reveal his name but tells her he is a fugitive, constantly at sea. She gives up the penguins and follows him to his ship. As they become more involved both have to consider the others very different and divergent views of what humane animal advocacy means. Robert and Lynda are FBI agents tracking this fugitive, following their ship......Beautiful and exciting story, with an excellent premise and plot. Although the dialogue is weak and contrived, over all, this is an exceptional novel I'd recommend to anyone who is looking for a good thriller. And esp to animal activists or fans of thriller romance.Thank you Literary Thing, Ashland Creek Press, and John Yunker for sending me this book in exchange for a review."Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.""Animals take only what they need to live, and sometimes less. Humans have buffet lines."
    • 4/5
      Books always irritate me when they seem to want to hit me over the head with their message and The Tourist Trail was one of those books. Still, it had important messages about over fishing and how that was done depriving the penguins of their normal food supply, and how the whaling ships paid no attention to international laws governing the taking of whales and how horrendous were their methods. I appreciate the attempts of more radical people to try to stop the destruction, but the book goes overboard in giving us this message and cannot seem to quit saying the word "vegan" on every other page. Plus it is too bad such short shrift is paid to the injuries to the firefighters after the fire at the mink farm set by "Darwin". And human deaths that occurred due to the eco-terrorism were considered just part of the job.But apart from the novel not having a balanced message I did like learning more about the naturalist Angela and her job counting the penguins. I thought her character and Aeneas' and Jake's characters were well done and the plot line was interesting as well. A worthwhile read with the caveat that the author wrote this book with a definite message in mind
    • 5/5
      This book is a 5 star and so much more. I was swept away by the sheer passion of feelings. How can you read this book about whaling and other destructive fishing practices without feeling the fire building inside? Bless those who commit their lives to their protection. I look forward to the sequel.
    • 4/5
      This is a fascinating book about Angela who is a biologist working at a penguin research station in Patagonia, Aeneas who will do anything he can to save the whales and Robert, the FBI agent trying to apprehend him. You get a good taste of how it would feel to be a woman living in such isolation, devoted to her work with the penguins. Aeneas washes ashore and for a time, she hides him and then runs away with him. Meanwhile, Robert is sent out again to try and catch him. You get some background on how hard it can be to work undercover without any life to go back to and the end of the job. There is lots more story with loves lost, people risking their lives for a cause they believe in and plenty of talk about parts of the world I will probably never see. I highly recommend the book.
    • 4/5
      3.5 starsPenguins. That's what got me to read this book. As soon as I read in the synopsis the setting was a penguin research station, I knew I had to check this book out. Angela Haynes is used to spending most of her time alone. Well, not entirely alone as there are her co-workers at the research station and of course the penguins she spends her days tracking. But given she works in a remote part of the world, it is highly unusual that a strange man seemingly appears out of nowhere on the shore. Bit by bit she learns more about the man and how he is on the run from the law. Soon Angela will begin questioning what is most important to her.This book was like an interesting mix of the documentary style show, Whale Wars, the documentary film, March of the Penguins, and a general FBI thriller. I'll admit this was a bit out of the norm of books I typically read, but that's probably why I enjoyed it. The writing wasn't exactly top-notch but the story was unique and it held my interest. I definitely recommend if you are wanting to read something a bit different and want to support an independent publisher. This is the type of book that reminds you that we as humans are just a small part of this big and beautiful world. I won a free copy of this book from LibraryThing Early Reviewers program and Ashland Creek Press. I was under no obligation to post a review and all views expressed are my honest opinion.
    • 5/5
      I might have avoided this book, had I understood the sort of eco-fiction it held, the beauty it would be mixing with heartbreak and terror, or the way it would bring me to tears over and over again. At the same time, I might have run toward it in a full-on sprint if I'd known how dangerous and beautiful and dark it would be. Because the truth is that this book, for some people, will be inspiring enough that you might fear handing it to your children, just for fear of what good passion it might inspire. If I'd come across this book as a teenager, it might have offered a whole host of passion-inspired and well-meaning, environmentally driven damage to me turning into a semi-respectable creative. I'm both glad it didn't, and also wishing it also had. This book is one that actively works against apathy, and in fact pushes for a deeper and more careful understanding of commitment to activism.The story is about passion, ecology, and men and women who embrace causes higher than themselves. It's heart-breaking, hard to swallow, dangerous, wonderful, and beautifully written.Absolutely recommended, with the caveat that this exquisite book is often difficult to read, and impossible to look away from.
    • 4/5
      "The Tourist Trail" is unusual fiction that mixes several different plot lines and genres. It is an intense story about eco-terrorism and the devastating impact of whalers and excessive fishing practices. It's also a descriptive story about researching penguins and the pared-down lives of the field scientists, Mix in a romance between one of the eco-terrorist leaders and a dedicated scientist. Also add in a story about an FBI detective with a complicated past and mixed loyalties. It's oddly compelling and has some important things to say about the food we eat, the personal choices we make, and the morality of protecting nature at all costs.

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