eowyn ivey to the bright edge of the world

The more mystical events I found fascinating, and if anything, more believable and unnerving than the more fairytale 'magic' of The Snow Child, particularly the character of the shaman who 'flies on black wings'.

The narration seemed a little slow and stolid after The Snow Child but again this book required a different performance and I soon got used to it after a chapter or two, and before long found it very affecting- particularly in showing the relationship that developed between the men on the journey. I listened to this straight after The Snow Child and it is very different the story here being told by letters, diaries, reports,and newspaper clippings, in such a clever way that you might think these characters actually existed. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.Ī wonderful tale, a mysterious, exciting boy's own style adventure of exploration through the Alaskan wilderness, and a moving love story at the same time. What she does not anticipate is that their year apart will demand every ounce of courage and fortitude of her that it does of her husband. Forrester leaves behind his young wife, Sophie, newly pregnant with the child he had never expected to have.Īdventurous in spirit, Sophie does not relish the prospect of a year in a military barracks while her husband carves a path through the wilderness. The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its rich natural resources to the outside world, but previous attempts have ended in tragedy. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska's hitherto impassable Wolverine River with only a small group of men. Set in the Alaskan landscape that she brought to stunningly vivid life in The Snow Child (a Sunday Times best seller, Richard and Judy pick and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Eowyn Ivey's To the Bright Edge of the World is a breathtaking story of discovery set at the end of the 19th century, sure to appeal to fans of A Place Called Winter.

Eowyn ivey to the bright edge of the world