THE Ski Jumpers A Novel

Now in paperback: a writer and former ski jumper facing a terminal diagnosis takes one more leap—into a past of soaring flights and broken family bonds

“The delicate balance of family dynamics and the unshakable grip that the past holds on the present are center stage in the heartfelt latest from Geye.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Peter Geye writes full-hearted novels made for winter, and The Ski Jumpers is his best to date.”

—Leif Enger, author of Virgil Wander

“Geye’s tender, patient storytelling, exhilarating tension, and indelibly Midwestern characters make The Ski Jumpers unforgettable.”

—J. Ryan Stradal, author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota

"Like its ski jumping protagonists, this family saga takes flight with a hammering heart and soars through questions of debt, failure, courage, and reconciliation. It's both distinctly Minnesotan and hugely humane . . . I was deeply moved.”

—Kawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors

The dream of ski jumping haunts Jon Bargaard. In a bravura performance, Peter Geye follows Jon deep into the past he tried so hard to leave behind, telling the story he spent his life escaping. Traveling back and forth in time, Jon tells his family’s story—perhaps his last chance to share it—to his beloved wife Ingrid, circling ever closer to the truth about long-ago events and his own part in them, and revealing the perhaps unforgivable violence done to the bond between two brothers.

As thrilling as those soaring flights, as precarious as the Bargaard family’s complicated love, as tender as Jon’s backward gaze while disease takes him inexorably forward, Geye’s gorgeous prose brings two brothers to the ultimate choice: each other, or the secrets they’ve held tightly for so long.

Peter Geye

Author of Northernmost

Peter Geye is author of the award-winning novels

Safe from the Sea, The Lighthouse Road, Wintering (winner of the Minnesota Book Award), and Northernmost. Born and raised in Minneapolis, he continues to live there with his family.

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$17.95 Paper ISBN: 978-1-5179-1350-2

$17.95 Retail e-book ISBN: 978-1-4529-6784-4

SEPTEMBER

408 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 NAM