![]() Realistic look at life in the Canadian wilderness, the serenity, the majesty, and the horror (forest fires, diphtheria, horrible deaths - even of beloved characters - whiskey smuggling, insanity, murder, wonderful natives, missions, mosquitos, bears, wolves, prairie chickens (rabbits), dogsleds (huskies), etc. A few sweet loving scenes, with hugs and kisses. It continues in Alberta and British Columbia, Western Canada (Calgary, Hudson's Hope, Peace River Crossing, and Grouard, near Lower Slave Lake). The story begins in March 1907, on a train bound for Calgary, in the midst of a historic snowstorm. ![]() Mike" (the name the Cree and Beaver natives use for the heroine, Katherine Mary O'Fallon Flannigan, of Boston). This fast-paced narrative is told in 1st person POV in the perspective of "Mrs. It was also made into a movie, starring Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes, but I haven't seen it. I alternately read the e-book and listened to the audio, narrated superbly by the talented Kirsten Potter. ![]() It's realistic historical fiction with some sense of a love story but also a good deal of personal tragedy, including some truly grisly scenes. Holy smokes! I've been through the fire with this one. 1907-1918 Married Life in the Canadian Wilderness ![]()
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