During my trip I managed to read 3 of my challenge books! I'm going to review each of them in seperate entries.True North - by Kimberly Kafka
This was a nice book. It wasn't a great book, just a nice one. I would recommend it to someone else though.
Bailey has moved to Alaska from the east coast to escape a tragedy. She lives alone in a cabin way out in the bush. She flies her own float plane and she's a medical professional. She finds acceptance, and even attracts the attention of one of the native men. All is going well until two 20something kids come from the east coast for 2 weeks of camping at the lodge owned by the natives nearby. The kids arrival causes many secrets to be revealed and personalities questioned.
The setting was definitly a major part of the story. I enjoyed learning more about the native people in AK and what they are doing to maintain control of their land and bring in income, despite the internal controversy over it. The Alaskan bush was an excellent place for the female kid (whose name I can't remember and I returned the book the library!) to "come of age"!
Nice book, a good read.
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This sounds like a great book. Reminds me a bit of the early 90s movie, Leaving Normal - have you see it?
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