Traversing the peaks and valleys of Alpine landscapes and human passions, KEENE'S LAW is the story of two families, through three generations, working to shape and preserve the wilderness of the Adirondacks. Author George Patte uses exquisite imagery to explore the North Country of 1894, and the boundaries of the human heart at the intersection of passion and principle. Attorney Keene Durant, having made a judgment call on behalf of his deceased client, William Longfellow, sets in motion a complex legal knot for the next generation, Jack Durant and Kora Longfellow, to untangle. Childhood friends and now lovers, they find themselves divided by the land they love, and by betrayals and heartbreak. This timely historical novel showcases the joys of fly-fishing in a pristine Adirondack stream and the courage required to endure nature s trials in the wilderness. Finally, it asks the reader to examine the role of the wilderness, and the importance of preserving what remains of it today.