![]() ![]() I enjoy cooking, gardening, reading and playing the piano.īibliothèque Champlain Library 94 Main Street East, Vankleek Hill, ON. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature. I also recommend The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, The Wild Heavens by Sarah Louise Butler, Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen, and A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale.īook Review written by Anne Smith, Champlain Library Community Outreach Coordinator – About Me: Every day is a blessing and I am very fortunate to live in Vankleek Hill and to work at the Champlain Library. ![]() ![]() Here, we feel the arctic isolation, with the camera paying enough attention to Mackey’s feet that we feel their frozen pain. If you like books based on true to life hardships with some love, mystery and intrigue, then this book is for you. Kohs tells these stories while checking in regularly on the 2013 race. Sometimes unfortunate and terrible things happen in life, but love always prevails. There is a constant struggle between the love of the wilderness, the challenge to survive in winter and the love of family. You rooted for Isabelle, but you couldn’t imagine yourself in her position. Hannah cleverly weaves the characters in and out of situations that are not always in their control. It’s a great book about a strong woman but almost too strong. ![]()
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