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Thanks for the recommendation, Kate.
This was a compelling story, which I read in just a few days. I liked reading about homesteading in Alaska and the particular details of life and culture in the 1970s, my coming of age era. The father (Ernt) was dark and one-dimensional which was depressing, but I think the author made him that way so that the reader had complete and utter sympathy for his mother and daughter. I kept thinking the plot would go to predictable places, but it kept surprising me.
This was a compelling story, which I read in just a few days. I liked reading about homesteading in Alaska and the particular details of life and culture in the 1970s, my coming of age era. The father (Ernt) was dark and one-dimensional which was depressing, but I think the author made him that way so that the reader had complete and utter sympathy for his mother and daughter. I kept thinking the plot would go to predictable places, but it kept surprising me.
Aug 26, 2018
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Great narrative with strong chapters and focus on domestic abuse and POW’s PTSD. Doesn’t entice me to visit Alaska though.
Jul 02, 2025
Sarah Welton-Lair
marked it as to-read
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Renee Milligan
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